Ernest Guiraud (June 26, 1837 – May 6, 1892) was a French composer born in New Orleans, USA. June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... | Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837 - 1901) 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Nickname: The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The City That Care Forgot Official website: http://www. ...

He studied at the Paris Conservatoire, where he won the Grand Prix de Rome. His father had gained the same distinction many years previously, this being the only instance of both father and son obtaining this prize. Ernest Guiraud composed the following operas: Conservatoire de Paris, or Paris Conservatoire, has been central to the evolution of music in France and Western Europe. ... The Prix de Rome is a scholarship for students of the arts. ...

• Sylvie (1864)
• Le Kobold (1870)
• Madame Turlupin (1872)
• Piccolino (1876)
• Galante Aventure (1882)
• The ballet Gretna Green, given at the Opera in 1873

His opera Frédégonde was left unfinished and was completed by Camille Saint-Saëns. Guiraud, a fellow-student and intimate friend of Georges Bizet, also collected Bizet's original score and published L'Arlésienne Suite Number Two after Bizet's death. In addition, Guiraud was for some years professor of composition at the Conservatoire. He was a founding member of the Société Nationale de Musique. He was the author of an excellent treatise on instrumentation. Gretna Green is a small town in the south of Scotland, on the border with England. ... Charles Camille Saint-Saëns (IPA: ) (9 October 1835–16 December 1921) was a French composer and performer, best known for his orchestral work The Carnival of the Animals. ... Georges Bizet Georges Bizet (October 25, 1838 – June 3, 1875) was a French composer and pianist of the romantic era. ... The LArlésienne Suites were a series of musical works composed by Georges Bizet, first published in 1872. ... The Société Nationale de Musique was founded on February 25, 1871 to promote French music and to allow young composers to present their music in public. ...

He is perhaps most famous for constructing the infamous recitatives that replace the dialogue in Bizet's opera Carmen. Poster from the 1875 premiere of Carmen Carmen is a French opera by Georges Bizet. ...

He died in Paris on May 6, 1892.

References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

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External links

• Art of the States: Ernest Guiraud