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Guiraud, Ernest
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Guiraud, Ernest (
b New Orleans, 1837;
d Paris, 1892). Fr. composer and teacher. Won
Grand Prix de Rome, 1859 (as his father had done in 1827). First opera,
Le Roi David, prod. New Orleans 1852. On staff Paris Cons. from 1876, prof. of comp. from 1880. Wrote treatise on instrumentation. Comp. several operas, the last,
Frédégonde, being completed by Saint-Saëns (1895), ballet
Gretna Green, and other works, but remembered today because he comp. the recits. for
Carmen and completed orchestration of
Les contes d'Hoffmann. Compiled Suite No.2 from Bizet's
L'Arlésienne.
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Guiraud, Ernest
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
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