He married young; his wife Lucy was a renowned singer at the time, and he collaborated with her in writing his vocal music.
Drafted to World War I, he was severely wounded in a gas attack which was said to have cut short his life.
He also wrote biographies of Gabriel Fauré (1914), Louis Aubert (1921), and Albert Roussel (1924).
He attracted some attention for the Breton-influenced Soir armoricains for piano, one of many examples in which he attempted to capture the spirit of his native region.
An admirer of Debussy and Ravel, he set such melodies to an Impressionistic harmonic language.