Clement philibert leo delibes biography books
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Musicalics
The composer was born Clément Philibert Léo Delibes in Saint-Germain du omröstning, February 21, He began his musical studies in at the Paris Conservatoire, and began voice training in He studied composition under Adolphe Adam (Giselle) and became accompanist and chorus mästare for the Théâtre-Lyrique, and then, in , became second chorus master at the Paris Opéra. He was also organist at Pierre dem Chaillot from to In he married Léontine Estelle Denain.
His first stage work was the light musikdrama Deux sous de charbon (Two Pennies Worth of Coal), which was performed at the Follies Nouvelles in He continued to compose light operas and vaudevilles at the rate of about one per year for the next fifteen years. The success of a ceremonial cantata, Alger, for Napoleon III led to his collaboration with Ludwig (Léon) Minkus on Delibes’ first ballet composition, which was to become La Source, in It was a ballet with an Oriental theme, which was very fashionable at the time. Delibe
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Leo Delibes
Clément Philibert Léo Delibes (21 February – 16 January ) was a French composer of ballets, operas, and other works for the stage.
Biographical data
Léo Delibes was born in Saint-Germain-du-Val, now part of La Flèche (Sarthe), France, in His father was a mailman, his mother a talented amateur musician. His grandfather had been an opera singer. He was raised mainly by his mother and uncle following his father's early death. In , at the age of 35, the composer married Léontine Estelle Denain. Delibes died 20 years later in , and was buried in the Cimetière de Montmartre, Paris.
His brother Michel Delibes migrated to Spain; he was the grandfather of Spanish writer Miguel Delibes.
Career
Starting in , Delibes studied composition at the Paris Conservatoire as a student of Adolphe Adam. A year later he began taking voice lessons, though he would end up a much better organ player than singer. He held positions
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Léo Delibes
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Clément Philibert Léo Delibes was a French composer of the Romantic era.
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Song List
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