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Samuel Rousseau (composer)

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Samuel Rousseau

Samuel-Alexandre Rousseau (Neuve-Maison, 11 June 1853 - Paris, 1 October 1904) was a French composer.[1][2]

Life

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His father made pump organs and Samuel entered the Paris Conservatoire when he was fourteen years old. He studied with Cesar Franck,[3] and Francois Bazin[4]

He was choirmaster at Sainte-Clotilde, Paris.[5] He composed the comic opera, Leone.[6][7]

He won the Prix de Rome in 1878,[4][8] and the Legion of Honour in 1900.

Family

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He was Marcel Samuel-Rousseau's father.

References

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  1. ^ "42107229".
  2. ^ Sensbach, Stephen (2001). French Cello Sonatas, 1871-1939. Lilliput Press. ISBN 978-1-901866-61-2.
  3. ^ Grace, Harvey (1919). French Organ Music Past and Present. H. W. Gray. ISBN 978-0-598-49109-1.
  4. ^ a b "Rousseau, Samuel-Alexandre | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  5. ^ Henderson, John (1996). A Directory of Composers for Organ. John Henderson. ISBN 978-0-9528050-0-7.
  6. ^ Systems, eZ; Base, Bru Zane Media. "Leone (Rousseau) à l\\047Opéra-Comique". Bru Zane Media Base (in French). Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  7. ^ Le Theatre (in French). Jean Boussod, Manzi, Joyant & Cie. 1910.
  8. ^ The Organ. Musical Opinion. 1968.
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