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Hervé
Hervé [ Ronger, Florimond] (b Houdain, 1825; d Paris, 1892). Fr. composer, conductor, actor, singer, and organist. Org., St Eustache, Paris, 1845–53. Cond. several th. orchs. in Paris and appeared as singer and actor, sometimes in his own works. Wrote over 100 operettas, incl. Don Quixote et Sancho Pança (1848), and Le Petit Faust (1869). Cond. at Empire Th., London, from 1886. Also wrote ‘heroic symphony’ The Ashanti War (London 1874).
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Hervé." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Hervé." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-Herv.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Hervé." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved February 09, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-Herv.html |
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Hervé
Hervé ♂ (French) Originally Breton. See Harvey.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Hervé." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Hervé." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Herv.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Hervé." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved February 09, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Herv.html |
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