Ernest Cahen
Ernest Cahen (18 August 1828, Paris – 8 November 1893, Paris) was a 19th-century French pianist, organist, music teacher and composer.
Ernest Cahen
- Born
- 14 August 1828
- Birthplace
- Paris
- Died
- 8 November 1893
- Occupation
- Composer Organist
- Nationality
- France
- Movements
- classical music
- Education
- Conservatoire de Paris
- Honours
- Prix de Rome
- Languages
- French
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• Born — 14 August 1828 • Birthplace — Paris • Died — 8 November 1893 • Place of death — Paris • Occupation — Composer Organist
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Ernest Cahen (18 August 1828 – 1 November 1893) is documented in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Ernest Cahen was born on 18 August 1828 in Paris, France and died on 1 November 1893 in Paris, France.
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After studying at the Conservatoire de Paris, in 1849 Cahen won the second Grand Prix de Rome for composition (the first Grand Prix wasn't awarded that year). He worked at the Merklin organ of the Grand Synagogue of Paris and at the Cavaillé-Coll organ of the Synagogue de Nazareth. Cahen composed several operettas, including Le Calfat (1858) and Le Souper de Mezzelin (1859), presented at the Théâtre des Folies-Nouvelles in Paris.
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