Charles Laffillé
Charles François Marie Laffillé (30 September 177116 April 1848) was a 19th-century French composer, poet, theatre manager and music publisher. The son of a bailiff of the Duke of Orléans, Laffillé was tax collector of the "domaines" in Brussels during 12 years (1798–1810) before he returned to Paris where he published collections of romances and established a music publishing company. In 1831, he was director of the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels during at least one year but was forced to file for bankruptcy.
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Charles Laffillé
- Name
- Charles Laffilée
- Birth Name
- Charles François Marie Laffillé
- Born
- 30 September 1771
- Birthplace
- Saint-Valery-sur-Somme
- Died
- 16 April 1848
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- Composer Music publisher
- Nationality
- France
- Fields
- music · theatre · poetry
- Movements
- classical music
- Languages
- French
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Charles François Marie Laffillé (30 September 177116 April 1848) was a 19th-century French composer, poet, theatre manager and music publisher. The son of a bailiff of the Duke of Orléans, Laffillé was tax collector of the "domaines" in Brussels during 12 years (1798–1810) before he returned to Paris where he published collections of romances and established a music publishing company. In 1831, he was director of the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels during at least one year but was forced to file for bankruptcy.
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• Name — Charles Laffilée • Birth Name — Charles François Marie Laffillé • Born — 30 September 1771 • Birthplace — Saint-Valery-sur-Somme • Died — 16 April 1848 • Place of death — Paris • Occupation — Composer Music publisher • Years Active — 1822–1825 (as editor)
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• Le Souvenir des ménestrels, contenant une collection de romances inédites, Paris, 1813–1828, 16 vol. • La Fête de l'hymen, ronde pastorale, Paris, Dentu, 1816 • Chants français, Paris, Delaunay et Dentu, 1829 • La Prise d'Alger, poème, Paris, Delaunay et Gosselin, 1834
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