Chabrier
Alexis Emmanuel
[uh-lek-sis i-man-yoo-uh l;; French a-lek-see e-ma-ny-el] /əˈlɛk sɪs ɪˈmæn yu əl;; French a lɛkˈsi ɛ ma nüˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1841–94, French composer.
Historical Examples
For some reason, which I do not pretend to fathom, Chabrier has introduced a popular Irish melody into his score!
Masters of French Music Arthur Hervey
Chabrier is said to be at work upon an opera entitled “Briseis.”
Masters of French Music Arthur Hervey
Vast talents such as those of Bizet and Chabrier were making themselves felt.
Musical Portraits Paul Rosenfeld
Then she handed a hundred franc note to Mme. Chabrier ‘for the household.’
My Memoirs Marguerite Steinheil
At his funeral Chabrier said, “His family, his pupils, his immortal art: violà all his life!”
The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2 Rupert Hughes
According to Chabrier, the wing has only one period of activity.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 Various
Mme. Chabrier (who had come down) was exceedingly alarmed, and said that Alexandre Wolff would perhaps come and kill them.
My Memoirs Marguerite Steinheil
He asked me therefore to write a letter in which I would certify that I (Chabrier) had myself opened the pocket-book.
My Memoirs Marguerite Steinheil
The intense admiration that Chabrier entertains towards Wagner has not obscured the individuality of his own musical ideas.
Masters of French Music Arthur Hervey
noun
(Alexis) Emmanuel (emanɥɛl). 1841–94, French composer; noted esp for the orchestral rhapsody España (1883)
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