Rudolf Escher composed a 1952 chamber music piece entitled "The Tomb of" this composer.
Rudolf Escher composed a 1952 chamber music piece entitled "The Tomb of" this composer. This man composed only two operas in his lifetime, one of which was entitled The Spanish Hour, while Colette was the librettist for his other opera, The Child and the Enchantments. A student of Gabriel Faure, he set to music three poems by Stephane Malarme, while his piano compositions include Mirroirs, Gaspard de la Nuit, and The Tomb of Couperin. At the age of 14, he composed a solo piano work dedicated to the Princesse de Polignac, Pavanne for a Dead Princess, while famous orchestral pieces by this composer include his Rhapsodie Espagnole. For ten points, identify this man who composed for the Ballet Russes the music for Daphnis and Chloe, but is best known for an orchestral composition that builds to a rousing crescendo, Bolero.
Rudolf Escher composed a 1952 chamber music piece entitled "The Tomb of" this composer.
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