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Alexis-'''Emmanuel Chabrier''' (1841-1894), [[French]] [[composer]] and [[piano|pianist]] considered a precursor to [[Claude Debussy]] and [[Maurice Ravel]], was a lawyer and bureaucrat who composed part time until into his late thirties. He was greatly influenced by [[Richard Wagner]] in his early years, but friendships with the [[Impressionist]] painter, [[Manet]], the writer, [[Verlaine]] and other composers, including [[Gabriel Faure]], [[Vincent D'Indy]] and [[Ernest Chausson]], helped give his music a colour all his own.  He is known for  his  imaginative orchestration and the lyricism of his piano works. He also had a fine sense for comedy.

 

Alexis-'''Emmanuel Chabrier''' (1841-1894), [[French]] [[composer]] and [[piano|pianist]] considered a precursor to [[ Claude Debussy]] and [[Maurice Ravel]], was a lawyer and bureaucrat who composed part time until into his late thirties. He was greatly influenced by [[Richard Wagner]] in his early years, but friendships with the [[Impressionist]] painter, [[Manet]], the writer, [[Verlaine]] and other composers, including [[Gabriel Faure]], [[Vincent D'Indy]] and [[Ernest Chausson]], helped give his music a colour all his own.  He is known for  his  imaginative orchestration and the lyricism of his piano works. He also had a fine sense for comedy.

He wrote [[opera]]s with varying degrees of success, but sufficient to allow him tho take up full-time composing in 1880. Three years later was published the work that brought him fame and is his most oft played work today; the orchestral [[rhapsody]], ''“Espana”''. Also frequently performed is the lyrical ''“Suite pastorale”'' an orchestration of his ''“10 Pièces pittoresques”'' for piano.  

He wrote [[opera]]s with varying degrees of success, but sufficient to allow him tho take up full-time composing in 1880. Three years later was published the work that brought him fame and is his most oft played work today; the orchestral [[rhapsody]], ''“Espana”''. Also frequently performed is the lyrical ''“Suite pastorale”'' an orchestration of his ''“10 Pièces pittoresques”'' for piano.  

Reference: “The Grove Concise Dictionary of Music”

Reference: “The Grove Concise Dictionary of Music”

[[Category: Composers]]

[[Category:Composers]]

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