biography
| name: |
Waldteufel, (Charles) Emil
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pronunciation:
[valttoyfel]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1837–1915)
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| biography:
| Composer, born in Strasbourg, NE France. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire and joined a piano manufacturing firm, until he was appointed pianist to the Empress Eugénie, the wife of Napoleon III. A prolific composer of dance music, several of his waltzes, notably the Skaters Waltz and Estudiantina, remain popular. |
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