Albert Roussel

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Albert Roussel was a French composer of the early 20th century known for his distinctive blend of impressionism and neoclassicism in orchestral, chamber, and ballet music.

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Albert Roussel canonical 7
Albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel 1

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instanceOf French composer
composer
human
birthName Albert Roussel self-linksurface differs
surface form: Albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel
burialPlace Royan, France
compositionalFocus clear formal structures
complex rhythms
strong contrapuntal writing
countryOfCitizenship France
dateOfBirth 1869-04-05
dateOfDeath 1937-08-23
educatedAt Schola Cantorum de Paris
employer Schola Cantorum de Paris
gender male
genre art song
ballet music
chamber music
opera
orchestral music
influenced Bohuslav Martinů
Darius Milhaud
Francis Poulenc
influencedBy Claude Debussy
César Franck
inspiredBy Asian cultures
militaryRank naval officer
movement Impressionism
Neoclassicism
name Albert Roussel self-link
nationality French
notableWork Bacchus et Ariane
Le festin de l’araignée
surface form: Le Festin de l’araignée

Padmâvatî
Suite en fa, Op. 33
Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 42
Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 53
occupation composer
music teacher
period 20th-century classical music
placeOfBirth Tourcoing
surface form: Tourcoing, France
placeOfDeath Royan, France
residence Paris
surface form: Paris, France
retiredFromMilitary around 1894
servedIn French Navy
spouse Blanche Preisach
studentOf Vincent d’Indy
style distinctive blend of impressionism and neoclassicism
travelledTo India
French Indochina
surface form: Indochina

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Roussel hasNotableBearer Albert Roussel
Varengeville-sur-Mer hasGraveOf Albert Roussel
Albert Roussel name Albert Roussel self-link
Albert Roussel birthName Albert Roussel self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel
Symphony No. 3 composer Albert Roussel
Bacchus et Ariane composer Albert Roussel
Le festin de l’araignée composer Albert Roussel
Jean Martinon studiedUnder Albert Roussel