André Gailhard
André Gailhard (29 June 1885 – 3 July 1966) was a French classical music composer.
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André Gailhard
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- Name
- André Gailhard
- Birth Name
- André Charles Samson Gailhard
- Born
- 29 June 1885
- Birthplace
- Paris
- Died
- 3 July 1966
- Place of death
- Ermont
- Occupation
- Composer
- Nationality
- France
- Education
- Conservatoire de Paris
- Honours
- Prix de Rome
- Languages
- French
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• Name — André Gailhard • Birth Name — André Charles Samson Gailhard • Born — 29 June 1885 • Birthplace — Paris • Died — 3 July 1966 • Place of death — Ermont • Occupation — Composer
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André Gailhard lived from 29 June 1885 to 3 July 1966 and was a composer. The birth of André Gailhard is recorded on 29 June 1885, and the death on 3 July 1966 in Ermont (Val-d'Oise).
Biography
Biography
André Gailhard, full name André Charles Samson Gailhard, was the son of Pierre Gailhard, once the director of the Paris Opera. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with Paul Vidal, Xavier Leroux and Charles Lenepveu. In 1908 he won the prix de Rome for composition. He directed the Théâtre Fémina in Paris.
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André Gailhard was born in Paris, France, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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Gailhard composed several operas including Amaryllis, premiered in Toulouse in 1906, La fille du soleil (1909), Le Sortilège, in Paris in 1913 and La Bataille, in Paris in 1931. He also authored music for the ballet L'Aragonaise. Besides, he composed a Prélude et fugue pour grand orchestre as well as several lieder and film scores.
Les concurrents pour le prix de Rome en 1907. De gauche à droite: Maurice Le Boucher; Jules Mazellier; Nadia Boulanger; Marc Delmas; André Gailhard; Philippe Gaubert (debout).
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