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Gustave Charpentier , 1860-1956, French composer; pupil of Massenet. His best-known works are the opera Louise (1900), portraying bohemian Parisian life, and his orchestral suite Impressions d'Italie (1892).

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Charpentier, Gustave (1860–1956) French composer, taught by Massenet. His best-known compositions are the operas Louise (1900) and Julien (1913), and the orchestral Impressions d'Italie.

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