His many notable students include such well-known composers as Claude Arrieu, Tony Aubin, Jocelyne Binet, Gerd Boder, Paul Bonneau, Pierre Dervaux, Maurice Duruflé, Henri Dutilleux, Ulvi Cemal Erkin, Lukas Foss, Jean Hubeau, Paul Kuentz, Paule Maurice, Xian Xinghai, Olivier Messiaen, Pedro Ipuche Riva, and René Saorgin.
Noël Coward | Noel Gallagher | Noel Fielding | Noel Edmonds | Noel Pearson | Philip Noel-Baker | Noel Pearson (Australian lawyer) | Noel Malcolm | Noel Clarke | Craig Noel | Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker | Noel Pemberton Billing | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds (album) | Noel Crombie | Noel | Dream On (Noel Gallagher song) | Tessa Noël | Noel Noel-Buxton, 1st Baron Noel-Buxton | Noel McCalla | Noel King | Noël Godin | Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy | Noel Crichton-Browne | Noel Coward | Noel Counihan | Gallon Drunk | The Noel Redding Band | Paul Noël Lasseran | Noel's House Party | Noel Purcell |
He studied piano with Isidor Philippe, and composition with Jean and Noël Gallon and Nadia Boulanger at the Paris Conservatoire and the École Normale de Musique.