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Ernest Reyer

French opera composer and music critic (1823–1909)

1823–1909

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Born
1823
Died
1909
Birthplace
Marseille
Place of death
Le Lavandou
Citizenship / historical state
France
Period (estimated from birth year)
Romantic

Biography

Ernest Reyer — French opera composer and music critic (1823–1909). Ernest Reyer was born in 1823 in Marseille. The recorded year of death is 1909; place of death: Le Lavandou. The biographical record lists citizenship or historical state as France.

Life and musical career

Occupations
composer; music critic
Education
Lycée Thiers; Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Marseille
Teachers
Louise Farrenc
Recorded memberships
Académie des beaux-arts
Genres
opera
Movements
classical music
Notable works
Sigurd; Salammbô
Awards
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour; Order of the Red Eagle
Birth name
Ernest rey Rodríguez de Guzmán
Pseudonym
Ernest Reyer
Languages used
French
VIAF ID
54333618
ISNI
000000010902842X; 0000000368553720
GND ID
118788523
Library of Congress ID
n84107954
MusicBrainz ID
b6039de8-ed12-49a2-b453-09a9da7fe0e6

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Mezzo Soprano Voice
Genres represented
Classical
Source entries with composition dates
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Catalogue

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Works and musical collections with sheet music details
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Esprits, gardiens See work details See edition details Classical View sheet music Work & edition details
Ah! qui me donnera, comme a la colombe, des ailes, from Salammbo See work details See edition details View sheet music Work & edition details
Je savais tout! J'avais lu dans ton coeur, from Sigurd See work details
  • Mezzo Soprano Voice
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Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. This short biography is assembled from the recorded facts. Authority record: VIAF 54333618. Portrait: Étienne Carjat, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.