Born on May 22, 1856, as Abbé Adrien Bourguignon in Patay, near Orléans, France; died
on July 24, 1935, in Orléans.
He is the author of four “Petites Messes” (small masses): Petite Messe du Saint Sacrement,
Petite Messe de Noël, Petite Messe de Pâques, Petite Messe de la Sainte Vierge.
His masses are mostly composed for 2 or 3 voices and organ. The Petite Messe de la Sainte Vierge, for example, “à trois voix et orgue” (“3 voices and organ”)