Henri Hirschmann
Henri Hirschmann, real name Henri Herblay (30 April 1872 – 3 November 1961), was a French composer of light music. Originally a student of André Gedalge at the Conservatoire de Paris, he studied under Jules Massenet for two years. His best known work is La Petite Bohème, from the novel Scènes de la vie de bohème by Henri Murger, which premiered 19 January 1905 at the Théâtre des Variétés in Paris.
Henri Hirschmann
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- Name
- Henri Hirschmann
- Birth Name
- Henri Herblay
- Born
- 30 April 1872
- Birthplace
- Saint-Mandé
- Died
- 3 November 1961
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- Musician
- Full name
- Henri Louis Hirschmann.
- Nationality
- France.
- Movements
- classical music.
- Honours
- Commander of the Legion of Honour.
- Languages
- French.
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Henri Hirschmann, real name Henri Herblay (30 April 1872 – 3 November 1961), was a French composer of light music. Originally a student of André Gedalge at the Conservatoire de Paris, he studied under Jules Massenet for two years. His best known work is La Petite Bohème, from the novel Scènes de la vie de bohème by Henri Murger, which premiered 19 January 1905 at the Théâtre des Variétés in Paris.
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In 1893 he was awarded the Prix Rossini by the French Académie des Beaux-Arts.
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• Name — Henri Hirschmann • Birth Name — Henri Herblay • Born — 30 April 1872 • Birthplace — Saint-Mandé • Died — 3 November 1961 • Place of death — Paris • Occupation — Musician
Main works
Main works
• 1897: Amour à la Bastille • Lovelace • 1904: Les Hirondelles • 1905: La Petite Bohème, libretto by Paul Ferrier after Murger, théâtre des Variétés • 1905: Rolande • 1906: Vers les Étoiles, ballet, Olympia (Paris) • 1908: Hernani • 1911: La Danseuse de Tanagra
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1872
Henri Hirschmann born at Saint-Mandé.
1961
Henri Hirschmann died at 17th arrondissement of Paris.
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- 1.Piano Revue - Première année n°4. Monvoisin et Cie, Editeurs, 136 Rue Amelot, PARIS (11ème). Avril 1914.
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