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Gustave Charpentier
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Gustave Charpentier was a French composer, conductor, and writer born in Dieuze in 1860. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris under Emile Pessard and was a member of the Académie des beaux-arts. Charpentier received the Prix de Rome and was made a Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour. He is associated with the classical music movement and composed operas such as *Louise* and *Julien ou La Vie du poète*.
Charpentier died in Paris in 1956 and is buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery. He wrote in French and his works include *Lluisa* and *Luisa*. His compositions are categorized under genres including opera and classical music, with tags noting Post-Romantic and Musique Francaise styles. He is recognized in the Prix De Rome collection.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1860
- Died
- 1956
- Works
- 35
Top works
- Lluisa
- Louise, roman musical en quatre actes et cinq tableaux
- Louise
- Julien, or, A poet's life
- Luisa
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- France
- Active from
- 1860
- Active to
- 1956
Discography
- Louise - The Sony Opera House1976
- Louise1978
- Louise1984
- Louise (Abridged)1991
- Louise2000
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 4,006
- Total plays
- 13,588
Tags
Gustave Charpentier (June 25, 1860 – February 18, 1956) was a French composer, best known for his opera Louise. He was born in Dieuze, the son of a baker, and after studying at the conservatoire in Lille entered the Paris Conservatoire in 1881. There he studied compositions under Jules Massenet and in 1887 won the Prix de Rome for his cantata Didon. During the time in Rome that the prize gave him, he wrote the orchestral Impressions d'Italie and began work on the libretto and music for what wou
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gustave
- Family name
- Charpentier
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Dieuze
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- Conservatoire de Paris
- Languages spoken
- French
- Notable work
- Julien ou La Vie du poète
- Student of
- Emile Pessard
- Genre
- classical music
- Movement
- classical music
- Image
- Gustave Charpentier LOC.jpg
- Residence
- Paris
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- place of burial
- Père Lachaise Cemetery
- Commons category
- Gustave Charpentier
- date of birth
- 1860-06-25
- date of death
- 1956-02-18
- name in native language
- Gustave Charpentier
- member of
- Académie des beaux-arts
- P12749
- 2223 Sarpedon
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
19 objects attributed to Gustave Charpentier, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Vue et plan d'une naumachie, vaste et magnifique amphithéâtre destiné chez les Romains à représenter...
La parfaicte : methode pour entendre, escrire, et parler la langue Espagnole : la premiere contient briefuement les reigles de Grammaire, la seconde, les recherches des plus beaux enrichissemens de la langue qui seruent à la composition et traduction : premiere partie / [par Charpentier]
Nouveau plan itinéraire de Paris comprenant toutes les rues, et les edifices publics
Louise (opera) Louise (opera)
Louise - Depuis longtemps j 'habitais cette chambre (For Long Time I Have Occupied This Room); (Act1)/(Gustave Charpentier)
Louise (opera) Louise (opera)
![Also includes: Je dis que rien ne m “épouvante, ‘Carmen’/Bizet [Unity Thought: Carmen <Je dis que rien ne m” épouvante>] (additional template title)](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fa%2F007012%2Ffon_snp_a_007012_01.jpg&type=IMAGE)
Also includes: Je dis que rien ne m “épouvante, ‘Carmen’/Bizet [Unity Thought: Carmen <Je dis que rien ne m” épouvante>] (additional template title)
![Louise - Depuis le jor (Ever Since the day): (Act 3)/([Musik und Libretto:] Charpentier)](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fa%2F007179%2Ffon_snp_a_007179_01.jpg&type=IMAGE)
Louise - Depuis le jor (Ever Since the day): (Act 3)/([Musik und Libretto:] Charpentier)
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16-point fire pipe
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Encyclopedic overview
Gustave Charpentier Gustave Charpentier ( French: [ɡystav ʃaʁpɑ̃tje]; 25 June 1860 – 18 February 1956) was a French composer, best known for his opera Louise.
Life and career
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gustave Charpentier” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.