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Also known as Peter Benoît, Peter Leonard Leopold Benoit

Flemish composer (1834-1901)

Person · Open Library

Born
1955
Works
49

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Music · MusicBrainz

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Person
Country
US
Active from
1953-08-18

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Peter Leonard Leopold Benoit (born August 17, 1834, Harelbeke Flanders; died March 8, 1901), is a famous Flemish composer. His father and a local village organist were his first teachers. In 1851 Benoit entered the Brussels Conservatoire, where he remained 'til 1855, studying chiefly under FJ Fétis, During this period he composed music to many melodramas, and to an opera Le Village dans les montagnes for the Park theatre, of which in 1856 he became conductor. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/

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Peter Benoit
date of birth
1834-08-17
date of death
1901-03-08
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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Peter Benoit, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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