Research topic: Alexis Emmanuel Chabrier

Alexis Emmanuel Chabrier , 1841-94, French composer. His best-known works are an orchestral rhapsody, España (1883); an opera, Le Roi malgré lui (1887); and piano pieces, such as Habanera (1885) and Bourrée fantasque (1891). Chabrier's works display vivid harmonic and orchestral color and musical drollery. His music influenced such French composers as Ravel and Satie. Author not available, CHABRIER, ALEXIS EMMANUEL. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more