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French poet and novelist, a long-time political supporter of the Communist Party and a member of the

French poet and novelist, a long-time political supporter of the Communist Party and a member of the Académie Goncourt.Aragon was born and died in Paris. He was raised by his mother and maternal grandmother, believing them to be his sister and foster moth

Was a French composer. He was one of the last representatives of the Baroque style of French organ s

Was a French composer. He was one of the last representatives of the Baroque style of French organ school. Neither the composer nor the music were known until the late 1990s, when Joseph Scherpereel discovered seven autograph manuscripts at the Bibliothèque Inguimbertine of Carpentras. Archimbaud's works include a massive Livre d'orgue [de Carpentras], six masses, two Magnificats and four settings of Dixit Dominus. The organ collection contains 408 pieces organized by liturgical function and mode: two volumes of preludes,

Was an Egyptian intellectual and writer.Born in the upper Egypt town of Minya, Awad studied at the l

Was an Egyptian intellectual and writer.Born in the upper Egypt town of Minya, Awad studied at the literature department of Cairo University before setting off to England for further studies before the First World War. He returned to Egypt in 1941, after which he lived in the Cairo district of Doqqi for much of his adult life.[

Was a French composer, music critic and theatre director, During the First World War Beydts was mobi

Was a French composer, music critic and theatre director, During the First World War Beydts was mobilized, only returning to civilian life in 1919, picking up his much-appreciated studies with Vaubourgoin until 1924. His parents were supportive of their son’s musical ambitions.[1]

Known with his pen name Jin Yong (Chinese: ??; pinyin: Jin Yong; Cantonese Yale: Gàm Yùhng), i

Known with his pen name Jin Yong (Chinese: ??; pinyin: Jin Yong; Cantonese Yale: Gàm Yùhng), is one of the most influential modern Chinese-language novelists. Co-founder of the Hong Kong daily Ming Pao, which he started in 1959, he was the paper's first editor-in-chief and held this position until 1993, when he retired.

Was an Orientalist and Theologian. He is considered as a major contributor and pioneer of the redisc

Was an Orientalist and Theologian. He is considered as a major contributor and pioneer of the rediscovery of the Arabic Eastern Christianity heritage.In 1868, Cheikhô joined his brother at the Maronite Jesuit Seminary in Ghazîr, Lebanon. At this date, the seminary was not merely preparing young men for the priesthood, but also acted as a secondary college for young Christian men. Both groups followed a similar syllabus. There, he learned both ancient and modern European and Semitic languages.

Was a French Baroque composer who made significant contributions to the development of Baroque keybo

Was a French Baroque composer who made significant contributions to the development of Baroque keyboard music. A skillful harpsichordist, organist, and gambist, he was one of the founders of the French harpsichord school and invented the genre of unmeasured prelude for harpsichord. He and his nephew, François le Grand, were the most renowned members of the Couperin family.

Was a composer of chamber music.Caix's tuneful, graceful music is firmly in the French tradition of

Was a composer of chamber music.Caix's tuneful, graceful music is firmly in the French tradition of character pieces in dance suites. It is among the most idiomatic music written for the viol, its apparent simplicity deepening when interpreted in the light of the traditions of French viol performance practice. The French musicologist Philippe Beaussant wrote of Caix's music and anonymity:

Was a French author, and lawyer. He was the third member elected to occupy seat 2 of the Académie f

Was a French author, and lawyer. He was the third member elected to occupy seat 2 of the Académie française in 1701.

Was a French composer.Louis Durey was born in Paris the son of a local businessman. It was not until

Was a French composer.Louis Durey was born in Paris the son of a local businessman. It was not until he was nineteen years old that he chose to pursue a musical career after hearing a performance of a Claude Debussy work. As a composer he was primarily self-taught. From the beginning, choral music was of great importance in Durey’s productivity. The first work to gain recognition in the music world was for a piano duet titled Carillons. At a 1918 concert this work attracted the interest of Maurice Ravel, who recommended him to his publisher.

Was a German composer and music critic. Ehlert entered the Leipzig Conservatory in 1845, where he st

Was a German composer and music critic. Ehlert entered the Leipzig Conservatory in 1845, where he studied under Robert Schumann and Felix Mendelssohn. In 1850 he moved to Berlin where he was a critic and teacher. From 1869 until 1871 he taught at the Schule des höheren Klavierspiels founded by Carl Tausig. Later he taught in Meiningen where he tutored the princes, and finally in Wiesbaden.

Was a French composer and music publisher. His family was of Maltese origin. He is the author of ope

Was a French composer and music publisher. His family was of Maltese origin. He is the author of operettas, ballets, numerous popular songs, and over one hundred and fifty pianoforte pieces for two, four, and six hands.

Was a Catalan musician of Italian extraction who wrote under the nom de plume Louiguy. He wrote the

Was a Catalan musician of Italian extraction who wrote under the nom de plume Louiguy. He wrote the melody for Édith Piaf's lyrics of "La Vie en Rose" and the Latin jazz composition made famous in English as "Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)", which was recast as a resounding mambo hit for Pérez Prado.

Was a French Romantic composer, best known for his compositions Symphonie fantastique and Grande Mes

Was a French Romantic composer, best known for his compositions Symphonie fantastique and Grande Messe des morts (Requiem). Berlioz made great contributions to the modern orchestra with his Treatise on Instrumentation and by utilizing huge orchestral forces for his works, sometimes calling for over 1,000 performers.[1] At the other extreme, he also composed around 50 songs for voice and piano.

Was a French organist and composer.Lefébure-Wély played a major role in the development of the

Was a French organist and composer.Lefébure-Wély played a major role in the development of the French symphonic organ style and was a close friend of the organ builder Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, inaugurating many new Cavaillé-Coll organs. He was organist at the Parisian churches of Saint-Roch (1841-1846), the Église de la Madeleine (1846-1858), and Saint-Sulpice (1863-1869). He is the dedicatee of the 12 studies for organ pedals alone by Charles-Valentin Alkan; it has been suggested that this was a sly mockery on Alkan's part[citation needed].

Was an American author. L'Amour's books, primarily Western fiction, remain enormously popular, and m

Was an American author. L'Amour's books, primarily Western fiction, remain enormously popular, and most have gone through multiple printings. At the time of his death all 101 of his works were in print (86 novels, 14 short-story collections and one full-length work of nonfiction) and he was considered "one of the world's most popular writers".

Was a French pianist and composer. In Paris, Lacombe initially established himself as a virtuoso pia

Was a French pianist and composer. In Paris, Lacombe initially established himself as a virtuoso pianist, increasingly dedicating himself to composition and music criticism. (His essays were partly reprinted in a posthumous collection, Philosophie et musique (1896).)

Was a German composer of synagogal music. At the age of twelve he went to Berlin to study piano and

Was a German composer of synagogal music. At the age of twelve he went to Berlin to study piano and voice, and became solo soprano in the synagogue. Afterward he studied for three years under A. B. Marx and attended the school of composition of the Berlin Academy. There his teachers were Karl Rungenhagen and Eduard Grell. After graduating with high honors, he was appointed in 1840 choirmaster of the Berlin synagogue. In that capacity he rendered invaluable services in the development of music for synagogue ritual. His principal works include: "Kol Rinnah u-Tefillah," for chorus; "Todah ve-Zimrah," for mixed chorus, solo, and organ; 40 psalms, for solo, chorus, and organ; symphonies, overtures, cantatas, and songs.

A German conductor and composer who was a pupil of Louis Spohr. He became musical director at Worms.

A German conductor and composer who was a pupil of Louis Spohr. He became musical director at Worms. One of his pupils was Friedrich Gernsheim.

Was a French musician and the eldest son of Jean-Baptiste Lully. Nearly disinherited by his father f

Was a French musician and the eldest son of Jean-Baptiste Lully. Nearly disinherited by his father following dissolute behaviour and imprisonment, Louis did not have the brilliant career his father had had, though he did collaborate with his brother Jean-Louis to compose some lyric tragedies and ballets that had some success, such as Zéphire et Flore (ballet, 1688), Orphée (tragédie lyrique, 1690) and Alcide (tragédie lyrique, 1693).

One of Australia's most acclaimed and prolific writers, playwrights, screenwriters and librettists.N

One of Australia's most acclaimed and prolific writers, playwrights, screenwriters and librettists.Nowra is famous for such plays as Così, Byzantine Flowers, Summer of the Aliens, Radiance, and The Golden Age. In 2007 he completed the The Boyce Trilogy for Griffin Theatre Company, consisting of The Woman with Dog's Eyes, The Marvellous Boy and The Emperor of Sydney (Currency, Australia, 2007). Many of his plays have been filmed.[1]He was born as Mark Doyle in Melbourne, Australia. He changed his name to Louis Nowra in the early 1970s. He studied at Melbourne's La Trobe University without earning a degree. In his memoir, The Twelfth of Never, Nowra claimed that he left the course due to a conflict with his professor on Patrick White's The Tree of Man. He worked in several jobs and lived an itinerant lifestyle until the mid-1970s when his plays began to attract attention.

Was a French journalist and writer. Louis Pauwels was a teacher at Athis-Mons from 1939 to 1945 (lic

Was a French journalist and writer. Louis Pauwels was a teacher at Athis-Mons from 1939 to 1945 (licence de Lettres was interrupted at the start of the Second World War), Louis Pauwels wrote in many monthly literary French magazines as early as 1946 (including Esprit and Variété) until the 1950s. He participated in the foundation of Travail et Culture (Work and Culture) in 1946 (intended to spread culture to the masses, and of which he was the secretary)

Was a German clarinetist, conductor and composer. Schindelmeisser attended the High School for Music

Was a German clarinetist, conductor and composer. Schindelmeisser attended the High School for Music in Berlin where he studied clarinet under the French virtuoso J. M. Hostié who had moved to Berlin in 1824. However, it is possible he taught him also earlier in Königsberg since Hostié had settled there already in 1812[2]. He died in Darmstadt.

Was a German composer, violinist and conductor. Born Ludwig Spohr, he is usually known by the French

Was a German composer, violinist and conductor. Born Ludwig Spohr, he is usually known by the French form of his name outside Germany.

Is a prolific American novelist, historian, and essayist.Born in Lawrence, New York, Auchincloss, gr

Is a prolific American novelist, historian, and essayist.Born in Lawrence, New York, Auchincloss, grew up in the privileged classes about whom he would write, attending St. Bernard's School, Groton School, and Yale University, where he was editor of the Yale Literary Magazine, and a member of Scroll and Key Society. Notwithstanding he did not complete undergraduate studies at Yale, he was admitted to and attended law school at the University of Virginia, where he graduated in 1941, the year in which he was also admitted to the New York Bar. He was an associate at Sullivan & Cromwell from 1941 to 1951 (with an interruption for war service from 1941 to 1945 in the United States Navy during World War II). After a break to pursue full-time writing , Auchincloss returned to working as a lawyer, firstly as an associate (1954–58) and then as a partner (1958–86) at Hawkins, Delafield and Wood in New York City as a wills and trusts attorney, while writing a novel per year.