Vincent d'Indy (March 27, 1851 - Dec. 2, 1931) was born in Paris, France into an aristocratic family, and began studying the piano at an early age with his grandmother. At 14 he was studying harmony, and later on attended the Conservatoire de Paris, where he was a devoted student of Cesar Franck (who initially didn't think much of his compositional attempts, despite the recommendations of Massenet and Bizet). Later on however, he became unhappy with the standard of teaching at the Conservatory, and founded the Schola Cantorum de Paris with Charles Bordes and Alexandre Guilmant. Some of d'Indy's students included Erik Satie, Joseph Cantaloube, Darius Milhaud, and Cole Porter, and during his time, d'Indy was considered an important and influential composer.
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