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Théodore Ymbert
Henri Théodore Ymbert (10 July 1827 in Auteuil, Yvelines – 22 September 1894 at Bourbonne-les-Bains) was a French lawyer and composer. Life and career Théodore Ymbert was the son of the dramatist Jean-Gilbert Ymbert, who also practised as a legal administrator. Following in the family profession of law, he also studied composition under Auguste Barbereau. His musical activity in Paris over the years 1858 – 69 consisted for the most part in settings for voice. Two works were his most successful: the music for the one-act comic opera ''Les Deux Cadis'' (1861); and his ''Sept Fables de la Fontaine'', which was preferred to Jacques Offenbach’s settings of La Fontaine's Fables when it was first performed in 1862, and which continues to be performed. Professionally Ymbert gained his doctorate in law and practised in the Court of Appeal of Paris. As well as writing on both legal and musical subjects, he also collaborated in the revision of a number of administrative reference w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auteuil, Yvelines
Auteuil () is a commune in the Yvelines department in north-central France. Population Image:Auteuil 78 Église.JPG, Sainte-Éparche Image:Auteuil 78 Vignes2.JPG, Viticulture See also *Communes of the Yvelines department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes o ... References Communes of Yvelines Yvelines communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Yvelines-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bourbonne-les-Bains
Bourbonne-les-Bains () is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France in the region Grand Est. INSEE It is situated on the river Apance, 32 km north-east of Langres. Population Spa Bourbonne is a health resort due to s. These[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Gilbert Ymbert
Jean-Gilbert Ymbert (6 January 1786 – 9 August 1846) was a French playwright of the first half of the 19th century. Master of request at the conseil d'État and conseiller général for the Aisne department, he wrote satirical pieces and vaudevilles. His plays were presented on the most significant Parisian stages of his time including the Théâtre des Variétés, the Théâtre du Gymnase-Dramatique, and the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin. His son Théodore Ymbert followed him into legal administration and for a while was also a composer. Works *1816: ''Des Dénonciateurs et des dénonciations'', with Antoine-François Varner *1816: ''L'Art d'obtenir des places, ou la Clef des ministères, ouvrage dédié aux gens sans emploi et aux solliciteurs de toutes les classes'' *1817: ''Le Mari sans le savoir'', comédie vaudeville in 1 act, with Varner *1817: ''Le Solliciteur, ou l'Art d'obtenir des places'', comedy in 1 act, mingled with vaudevilles, with Eugène Scribe * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auguste Barbereau
Mathurin Auguste Balthasar Barbereau (14 November 1799 – 14 July 1879) was a French composer and music theorist. Barberau was born in Paris. He entered the Conservatoire de Paris in 1810 and received numerous prizes. He was awarded with the Prix de Rome in 1824 for his cantata ''Agnes Sorel'' with text by Pierre-Ange Vieillard. He conducted many orchestras in several theatres, especially the Théâtre Italien between 1836–38. Many times he replaced Anton Reicha, who had been his teacher in the class of composition of the Conservatory. Among his disciples are Ambroise Thomas, Ernest Guiraud, and Charles Delioux. He wrote the score of the opera ''Les Sybarites de Florence,'' and took part in a variety of symphonies and concert works. But the real contribution of Barbereau is his theoretical work, among them his ''Traité d'harmonie théoretique et pratique'' (1843–45), considered the most important scientific work published hitherto on this subject. After this work he publis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comic Opera
Comic opera, sometimes known as light opera, is a sung dramatic work of a light or comic nature, usually with a happy ending and often including spoken dialogue. Forms of comic opera first developed in late 17th-century Italy. By the 1730s, a new operatic genre, ''opera buffa'', emerged as an alternative to ''opera seria''. It quickly made its way to France, where it became ''opéra comique'', and eventually, in the following century, Operetta#Operetta in French, French operetta, with Jacques Offenbach as its most accomplished practitioner. The influence of Italian and French forms spread to other parts of Europe. Many countries developed their own genres of comic opera, incorporating the Italian and French models along with their own musical traditions. Examples include German ''singspiel'', Operetta#Austria–Hungary, Viennese operetta, Spanish ''zarzuela'', Russian comic opera, English ballad opera, ballad and Savoy opera, North American operetta and musical comedy. Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Offenbach
Jacques Offenbach (; 20 June 18195 October 1880) was a German-born French composer, cellist and impresario. He is remembered for his nearly 100 operettas of the 1850s to the 1870s, and his uncompleted opera ''The Tales of Hoffmann''. He was a powerful influence on later composers of the operetta genre, particularly Franz von Suppé, Johann Strauss II and Arthur Sullivan. His best-known works were continually revived during the 20th century, and many of his operettas continue to be staged in the 21st. ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' remains part of the standard opera repertory. Born in Cologne, Kingdom of Prussia, the son of a synagogue hazzan, cantor, Offenbach showed early musical talent. At the age of 14, he was accepted as a student at the Paris Conservatoire; he found academic study unfulfilling and left after a year, but remained in Paris. From 1835 to 1855 he earned his living as a cellist, achieving international fame, and as a conductor. His ambition, however, was to compose c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Fontaine's Fables
Jean de La Fontaine collected fables from a wide variety of sources, both Western and Eastern, and adapted them into French free verse. They were issued under the general title of Fables in several volumes from 1668 to 1694 and are considered classics of French literature. Humorous, nuanced and ironical, they were originally aimed at adults but then entered the educational system and were required learning for school children. Composition history Divided into 12 books, there are 239 of the ''Fables'', varying in length from a few lines to some hundred, those written later being as a rule longer than those written earlier. The first collection of ''Fables Choisies'' had appeared March 31, 1668, dividing 124 fables into six books over its two volumes. They were dedicated to ''"Monseigneur"'' Louis, Grand Dauphin, Louis, ''le Grand Dauphin'', the six-year-old son of Louis XIV of France and his queen consort Maria Theresa of Spain. By this time, La Fontaine was 47 and known to reader ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Court Of Appeal Of Paris
The Court of Appeal of Paris (, ) is the largest appeals court in France in terms of the number of cases brought before it. Its jurisdiction covers the departments of Paris, Essonne, Yonne, Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis, and Val-de-Marne. The Court is housed in the Palais de Justice of Paris. Jacques Degrandi has been the president of the Court since 2010. See also *Court of Cassation (France) *Judiciary of France Status and organisation France's independent court system enjoys special statutory protection from the executive branch. Procedures for the appointment, promotion, and removal of judges vary depending on whether it is for the ordinary ("") or t ... * The Malaysia-Sulu Case References External links * Courts and tribunals with year of establishment missing Courts in France Organizations based in Paris Legal entities {{France-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor (France)
In France, a mayor (, ) is chairperson of the Municipal council (France), municipal council, which organises the work and deliberates on municipal matters. The mayor also has significant powers and their own responsibilities, such as the responsibility for the activities of Municipal Police (France), municipal police and for the management of municipal staff. The officeholder is also the representative of the Nation, state in the commune. As such, the mayor is a civil officer of the State (''Officier d'état civil'') and judiciary police officer (''Officier de police judiciaire''). The term period of office for a mayor is six years. Elections History From 1789 to 1799 municipal officials (mayors) were directly elected for 2 years and re-elected by the active citizens of the commune with taxpayers contributing at least 3 days of work to the commune. Those who were eligible could instead pay a tax equivalent to not less than 10 days of work. In 1799 the constitution of 22 Fri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantons Of France
The cantons of France () are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as Constituency, constituencies for the election of members of the representative assemblies established in each of France's territorial departments (Departmental council (France), departmental councils, formerly general councils). For this reason, such elections were known in France as "cantonal elections", until 2015 when their name was changed to "departmental elections" to match the departmental councils' name. There are 2,054 cantons in France. Most of them group together a number of Communes of France, communes (the lowest administrative division of the French Republic), although larger communes may be included in more than one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1827 Births
Events January–March * January 5 – The first regatta in Australia is held, taking place in Tasmania (called at the time ''Van Diemen's Land''), on the River Derwent at Hobart. * January 15 – Furman University, founded in 1826, begins its first classes with 10 students, as the Furman Academy and Theological Institution, located in Edgefield, South Carolina. By the end of 2016, it will have 2,800 students at its main campus in Greenville, South Carolina. * January 27 – Author Johann Wolfgang von Goethe first elaborates on his vision of '' Weltliteratur'' (world literature), in a letter to Johann Peter Eckermann, declaring his belief that "poetry is the universal possession of mankind", and that "the epoch of world literature is at hand, and each must work to hasten its coming." * January 30 – The first public theatre in Norway, the Christiania Offentlige Theater, is inaugurated in Christiania (modern-day Oslo). * January – In Laos, King Anouvong of Vien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
