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| − | + | Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) was a French composer of nearly 100 light operas, notably "[[Orpheus]] in the Underworld", "La Perichole", and "La Belle Hélène." A serious opera, unfinished at his death, “The Tales of Hoffman” (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.'' | ||
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Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) was a French composer of nearly 100 light operas, notably "Orpheus in the Underworld", "La Perichole", and "La Belle Hélène." A serious opera, unfinished at his death, “The Tales of Hoffman” (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.