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| − | '''Jacques Offenbach''' (1819-1880) was a French composer of light operas, notably | + | '''Jacques Offenbach''' (1819-1880) was a French composer of nearly 100 light operas, notably "Orphée aux enfers" ("[[Orpheus]] in the Underworld"), "La Perichole", and "La Belle Hélène." A serious opera, unfinished at his death, "Les contes d'Hoffmann" (“The Tales of Hoffmann” - completed by Guirard) is his most regularly performed and recorded work. |
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His most familiar tune is probably the [http://www.danshep.net/cancan.mid Can-Can] from ''Orpheus in the Underworld.'' | His most familiar tune is probably the [http://www.danshep.net/cancan.mid Can-Can] from ''Orpheus in the Underworld.'' | ||
| − | The United States Marine Hymn ("From the halls of Montezuma...") is based on an Offenbach tune, the Galop from ''La Belle Hélène.'' | + | The [[United States]] [[Marine]] Hymn ("From the halls of Montezuma...") is based on an Offenbach tune, the Galop from ''La Belle Hélène.'' |
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Latest revision as of 01:00, July 12, 2016
Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) was a French composer of nearly 100 light operas, notably "Orphée aux enfers" ("Orpheus in the Underworld"), "La Perichole", and "La Belle Hélène." A serious opera, unfinished at his death, "Les contes d'Hoffmann" (“The Tales of Hoffmann” - completed by Guirard) is his most regularly performed and recorded work.
His most familiar tune is probably the Can-Can from Orpheus in the Underworld.
The United States Marine Hymn ("From the halls of Montezuma...") is based on an Offenbach tune, the Galop from La Belle Hélène.