Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles
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Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles, (National Institute for blind children), is a French school for blind children founded in 1784 by Valentin Haüy. Louis Braille, the inventor of the braille system, attended the school in 1819 and later taught there.
[edit] Organ class
The first organ class for blind students was established at the institute in 1826 and by 1833 no less than 14 blind students held organist positions in the churches of Paris. The institute continued to produce large number of successful organist such as André Marchal, Jean Langlais and Gaston Litaize. [1]
[edit] References
- ^ Jean Langlais: The Man and his Music, Ann Labounsky 2000, pages 30-47
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