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Samuel Rousseau (composer)
Samuel-Alexandre Rousseau (; Neuve-Maison, 11 June 1853 - Paris, 1 October 1904) was a French composer. Life His father made pump organs and Samuel entered the Paris Conservatoire when he was
Samuel-Alexandre Rousseau (; Neuve-Maison, 11 June 1853 - Paris, 1 October 1904) was a French composer. Life His father made pump organs and Samuel entered the Paris Conservatoire when he was fourteen years old. He studied with Cesar Franck, and Francois Bazin He was choirmaster at Sainte-Clotilde, Paris. He composed the comic opera, Leone. He won the Prix de Rome in 1878, for his cantata ‘La Fille de Jephté’, and was awarded the Legion of Honour in 1900. Family He was Marcel Samuel-Rousseau’s father. References External links * Samuel Rousseau at musicalics.com
- Era
- Late Romantic
- Lived
- 1853–1904
- From
- France
- Born in
- Neuve-Maison · died Paris
- Known as
- composer, music critic, opera composer, conductor, musician, organist
- Genres
- opera