Are Camille Saint-Saëns and Samuel Barber both French composers?
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Camille Saint-Saëns Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (] , traditionally pronounced ] in French; (9 October 183516 December 1921) was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic era. His best-known works include Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (1863), the Second Piano Concerto (1868), the First Cello Concerto (1872), "Danse macabre" (1874), the opera "Samson and Delilah" (1877), the Third Violin Concerto (1880), the Third ("Organ") Symphony (1886) and "The Carnival of the Animals" (1886).
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Samuel Barber Samuel Osborne Barber II (March 9, 1910 – January 23, 1981) was an American composer of orchestral, opera, choral, and piano music. He is one of the most celebrated composers of the 20th century: music critic Donal Henahan stated that "Probably no other American composer has ever enjoyed such early, such persistent and such long-lasting acclaim."
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Le timbre d'argent Le timbre d'argent ("The Silver Bell") is an opéra fantastique in four acts by composer Camille Saint-Saëns to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré. Although completed in 1865, the opera did not receive its premiere performance until 23 February 1877, when it was presented by Albert Vizentini's Théâtre National Lyrique at the Théâtre de la Gaîté in Paris. It includes the well-known aria "Le bonheur est chose légère."
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List of compositions by Camille Saint-Saëns Below is a list of compositions by Camille Saint-Saëns. The works are categorized by genre, opus number, Ratner catalogue number, date of composition and titles. R numbers are from "Camille Saint-Saëns 1835–1921: A Thematic Catalogue of His Complete Works" by Sabina Teller Ratner (Oxford University Press).
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Louis Deffès Louis Deffès or Pierre-Louis Deffès (25 July 1819 – 28 May 1900) was a 19th-century French composer.
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Jean-André Rixens Jean-André Rixens (30 November 1846 in Saint-Gaudens – 21 February 1925 in Paris) was a French painter and muralist, notable for his part in the decoration of the Capitole de Toulouse (Salle des Illustres) and of the Hôtel de ville de Paris (Salon des Sciences).
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Antoine de Bertrand Antoine de Bertrand (also Anthoine) (1530/1540 – probably 1581) was a French composer of the Renaissance. Early in his life he was a prolific composer of secular chansons, and late in his life he wrote hymns and canticles, under the influence of the Jesuits. He was murdered by Protestants during the French Wars of Religion.
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Maurice Schoemaker Maurice Schoemaker (Anderlecht, 27 December 1890 – Etterbeek, 24 August 1964) was a Belgian composer. Certain works by his hand bear the peusonym Wil Saer.
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Camille (1926 feature film) Camille is a 1926 American silent film based on the play adaptation of "La Dame aux Camélias" ("The Lady of the Camellias") by Alexandre Dumas, "fils", first published in French as a novel in 1848 and as a play in 1852. Adapted by Fred De Gresac, George Marion Jr., Olga Printzlau, and Chandler Sprague, "Camille" was a directed by Fred Niblo and starred Norma Talmadge as Camille and Gilbert Roland as her lover, Armand. It was produced by the Norma Talmadge Film Corporation and released by First National Pictures. The film's score was composed by William Axt.
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Jeanne-Marie Darré Jeanne-Marie Darré (30 July 190526 January 1999) was a French classical pianist. She was known for her lyrical and elegant interpretations of the solo works of Chopin and Liszt, and of the Saint-Saëns Concertos. She was awarded the Légion d'honneur and made a Chevalier des Arts et Lettres.
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René Barberis René Barberis (11 March 1886 – 11 August 1959) was a French screenwriter and film director.
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Jean-Baptiste Faure Jean-Baptiste Faure (] ) (15 January 18309 November 1914) was a celebrated French operatic baritone and an art collector of great significance. He also composed a number of classical songs.
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Denis Barberet Denis Barberet (1714–1770) was a French biologist and veterinarian.
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Samuel Parkman Tuckerman Samuel Parkman Tuckerman (February 11, 1819 – June 30, 1890) was an American composer.
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André Bon André Bon (born 1946) is a French composer. A student of Olivier Messiaen, he has composed over fifty works including several chamber operas. He is Professor of Composition at the Argenteuil Conservatory.
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Alexandre Dumas, fils Alexandre Dumas, "fils" (] ; 27 July 1824 – 27 November 1895) was a French author and playwright, best known for the romantic novel "La Dame aux camélias" ("The Lady of the Camellias"), published in 1848, which was adapted into Giuseppe Verdi's opera, "La traviata" ("The Fallen Woman"), as well as numerous stage and film productions, usually titled "Camille" in English-language versions.
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Summer Music Summer Music, Op. 31, is a classical composition for wind quintet by Samuel Barber.
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Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix " is a popular mezzo-soprano aria from Camille Saint-Saëns's opera "Samson and Delilah", known in English as "Softly awakes my heart", or more literally "My heart opens itself to your voice". It is sung by Delilah in act 2 as she attempts to seduce Samson into revealing the secret of his strength.
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Adolphe Blanc Adolphe Blanc (24 June 1828 – May 1885) was a French composer of chamber music.
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Samuel Bernard (artist) Samuel Bernard, also known as Jacques-Samuel Bernard was a French miniature painter and engraver.
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History of music in Paris The city of Paris has been an important center for European music since the Middle Ages. It was noted for its choral music in the 12th century, for its role in the development of ballet during the Renaissance, in the 19th century it became famous for its music halls and cabarets, and in the 20th century for the first performances of the Ballets Russes, its jazz clubs, and its part in the development of serial music. Paris has been home to many important composers, to name a few: Jean-Baptiste Lully, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Niccolò Piccinni, Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt, Jacques Offenbach, Georges Bizet, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Hector Berlioz, Paul Dukas, Gabriel Fauré, César Franck, Charles Gounod, Jules Massenet, Vincent d'Indy, Camille Saint-Saëns, Erik Satie, Igor Stravinsky, Sidney Bechet...
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Le cygne Le cygne, ] , or The Swan, is the 13th and penultimate movement of "The Carnival of the Animals" by Camille Saint-Saëns. Originally scored for solo cello accompanied by two pianos, it has been arranged and transcribed for many instruments but remains best known as a cello solo.