Albert Roussel
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French composer (1869–1937)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1869-04-05 ) 5 April 1869, Tourcoing Nord , France
- Died
- 23 August 1937 (1937-08-23) (aged 68), Royan , France
- Occupation
- Composer
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Albert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Tourcoing
- Place of death
- Royan
- Occupation
- composer
- Educated at
- Schola Cantorum de Paris
- Languages spoken
- French
- Student of
- Vincent d'Indy
- Field of work
- classical music
- Genre
- symphony
- Instrument
- piano
- Image
- Roussel Albert 1913.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1869-04-05
- date of death
- 1937-08-23
- student
- Bohuslav Martinů
- Commons category
- Albert Roussel
- name in native language
- Albert Roussel
- birth name
- Albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- related category
- Category:Compositions by Albert Roussel
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Encyclopedic overview
Albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel ( French pronunciation: [albɛʁ ʃaʁl pɔl maʁi ʁusɛl]; 5 April 1869 – 23 August 1937) was a French composer. He spent seven years as a midshipman, turned to music as an adult, and became one of the most prominent French composers of the interwar period. His early works were strongly influenced by the Impressionism of Debussy and Ravel, while he later turned toward neoclassicism.
Biography
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