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Florent Schmitt

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French composer (1870-1958)

Person · Open Library

Born
1870
Died
1958
Works
24

Top works

  • Musiques intimes
  • La tragédie de Salomé
  • Quatuor pour saxophones, op. 102
  • Quatuor pour saxophones, op. 102
  • Tra gedie de Salome

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Florent Schmitt (September 28, 1870, Blamont, Meurthe et Moselle – August 17, 1958 Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a French composer. He entered the Paris Conservatoire in 1889, studying under Albert Lavignac, Theodore Dubois, Jules Massenet, and Gabriel Fauré. In 1900 Schmitt won the Prix de Rome on his fourth attempt. Schmitt wrote 138 works with opus numbers. He composed examples of most of the major forms of music, except for opera. Today his most famous pieces are La tragédie de Salome and Psalm XL

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Florent
Family name
Schmitt
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Blâmont
Place of death
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Occupation
music critic
Position held
director
Languages spoken
French
Student of
Albert Lavignac
Genre
opera
Image
Florent Schmitt 1900.jpg
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name in kana
フロラン
date of birth
1870-09-28
date of death
1958-08-17
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Florent Schmitt
name in native language
Florent Schmitt
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