Grisart, Charles Jean Baptiste
Grisart, Charles Jean Baptiste
Grisart, Charles Jean Baptiste, French composer; b. Paris, Sept. 29, 1837; d. Compiégne, March 11, 1904. He is known for his light operas, the most popular of which were La Quenouille de verre (1873), Les Trois Margots (1877), Le Pont d’Avignon (1878), Les Poupees de rinfante (1881), Le Bossu (1888), Le Petit Bois (1893), and Voilà le roil (1894). He also wrote many piano pieces, masses, melodies, etc., and a quantity of transcriptions.
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