Samuel-Alexandre Rousseau ( Neuve-Maison, 11 June 1853 -

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, 1 October 1904) was a

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composer.

Life

His father made

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s and Samuel entered the

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when he was fourteen years old. He studied with

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, and Francois Bazin He was choirmaster at

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. He composed the comic opera, ''Leone.'' He won the

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in 1878, and the

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in 1900.

Family

He was

Marcel Samuel-Rousseau Marcel Auguste Louis Samuel-Rousseau (né Rousseau; 18 August 1882 – 11 June 1955) was a French composer, organist, and opera director. Biography Born in Paris, he was the son of Samuel Rousseau and later changed his surname to Samuel-Rousseau ...

's father.

References

External links

* https://musicalics.com/en/node/95141 1853 births 1904 deaths French Romantic composers French opera composers Prix de Rome for composition Knights of the Legion of Honour {{composer-stub