biography
pronunciation:
[shmeet]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1870–1958)
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| biography:
| Composer, born in Blamont, E France. From Nancy he went to the Conservatoire de Paris with Dubois, Lavignac, Gédalge, Massenet, and Fauré, whom he admired, as well as Debussy. He gained the Prix de Rome (1900) with ‘Semiramis’. ‘Psaume XLVII’ (1904) shows him in full possession of his technical abilities, and a quintet for piano was finished in 1908. Other works include the ballet Salomé(1907), Poème Symphonique (1910), piano pieces evoking his travels in Europe, and an impressive piece for the film Salambô (1925). In 1922–4 he was director of the Conservatoire de Lyon, and was elected to the Institut in 1936. |
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