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==Life==
==Life==
His father made [[pump organ]]s and Samuel entered the [[Paris Conservatoire]] when he was fourteen years old. He studied with [[César Franck|Cesar Franck]],<ref>{{Cite book|last=Grace|first=Harvey|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=INc5AAAAIAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA117&dq=Samuel+Rousseau++%221904%22&hl=en|title=French Organ Music Past and Present|date=1919|publisher=H. W. Gray|isbn=978-0-598-49109-1|language=en}}</ref> and [[François Bazin (composer)|Francois Bazin]] <ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Rousseau, Samuel-Alexandre {{!}} Encyclopedia.com|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/rousseau-samuel-alexandre|access-date=2021-04-26|website=www.encyclopedia.com}}</ref>
His father made [[pump organ]]s and Samuel entered the [[Paris Conservatoire]] when he was fourteen years old. He studied with [[César Franck|Cesar Franck]],<ref>{{Cite book|last=Grace|first=Harvey|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=INc5AAAAIAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA117&dq=Samuel+Rousseau++%221904%22&hl=en|title=French Organ Music Past and Present|date=1919|publisher=H. W. Gray|isbn=978-0-598-49109-1|language=en}}</ref> and [[François Bazin (composer)|Francois Bazin]] <ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Rousseau, Samuel-Alexandre {{!}} Encyclopedia.com|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/rousseau-samuel-alexandre|access-date=2021-04-26|website=www.encyclopedia.com}}</ref>

He composed the comic opera, ''Leone.''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Systems|first=eZ|last2=Base|first2=Bru Zane Media|title=Leone (Rousseau) à l\\047Opéra-Comique|url=http://www.bruzanemediabase.com/fre/Documents/Images/Leone-Rousseau-a-l-Opera-Comique|access-date=2021-04-26|website=Bru Zane Media Base|language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w5RRAQAAMAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&q=Samuel+Rousseau&hl=en|title=Le Theatre|date=1910|publisher=Jean Boussod, Manzi, Joyant & Cie|language=fr}}</ref>


He won the [[Prix de Rome]] in 1878,<ref name=":0" /> and the [[Legion of Honour]] in 1900.
He won the [[Prix de Rome]] in 1878,<ref name=":0" /> and the [[Legion of Honour]] in 1900.

Revision as of 20:40, 26 April 2021

Samuel Rousseau

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

Life

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 composed the comic opera, Leone.[5][6]

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

Family

He was Marcel Samuel-Rousseau's father.

References

  1. ^ https://viaf.org/viaf/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. ^ Systems, eZ; Base, Bru Zane Media. "Leone (Rousseau) à l\\047Opéra-Comique". Bru Zane Media Base (in French). Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  6. ^ Le Theatre (in French). Jean Boussod, Manzi, Joyant & Cie. 1910.



Category:1853 births Category:1904 deaths Category:French Romantic composers Category:French opera composers Category:Prix de Rome for composition Category:Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur