Samuel Rousseau (composer)

This article is about the French composer. For the British scholar and printer, see Samuel Rousseau. For the French contemporary artist, see Samuel Rousseau (artist).
Samuel Rousseau

Samuel-Alexandre Rousseau (French pronunciation: [samɥɛl alɛksɑ̃dʁ ʁuso]; Neuve-Maison, 11 June 1853 - Paris, 1 October 1904) was a French composer.[1][2]

Life

His father made pump organs and Samuel entered the Paris Conservatoire when he was fourteen years old. He studied with Cesar Franck,[3] and Francois Bazin[4]

He was choirmaster at Sainte-Clotilde, Paris.[5] He composed the comic opera, Leone.[6][7]

He won the Prix de Rome in 1878,[4][8] for his cantata 'La Fille de Jephté',[9] and was awarded the Legion of Honour in 1900.

Family

He was Marcel Samuel-Rousseau's father.

References

  1. ^ "Rousseau, Samuel, 1853-1904 (entry number 42107229)". viaf.org. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  2. ^ Sensbach, Stephen (2001). French Cello Sonatas, 1871-1939. Lilliput Press. ISBN 978-1-901866-61-2.
  3. ^ Grace, Harvey (1919). French Organ Music Past and Present. H. W. Gray. ISBN 978-0-598-49109-1.
  4. ^ a b "Rousseau, Samuel-Alexandre | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  5. ^ Henderson, John (1996). A Directory of Composers for Organ. John Henderson. ISBN 978-0-9528050-0-7.
  6. ^ "Leone (Rousseau) à l'Opéra-Comique". eZ Systems, Bru Zane Media Base (in French). Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  7. ^ "Leone... Musique de Samuel Rousseau". Le Theatre (in French). Jean Boussod, Manzi, Joyant & Cie. 1910. Retrieved 2024-12-11 – via books.google.com.
  8. ^ The Organ. Musical Opinion. 1968. Retrieved 2024-12-11 – via books.google.com.
  9. ^ "Prix de Rome 1870-1879". www.musimem.com. Retrieved 11 December 2024.


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