Claude Terrasse, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Claude Terrasse

French composer

Date of Birth: 27-Jan-1867

Place of Birth: L'Arbresle, Rhône-Alpes, France

Date of Death: 30-Jun-1923

Profession: composer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Claude Terrasse

  • Claude Terrasse (27 January 1867 – 30 June 1923) was a French composer of operettas. Terrasse was born in L'Arbresle, Rhône.
  • He became known by writing the music for the play Ubu Roi by Alfred Jarry in 1896.
  • In Paris, his brother-in-law, the painter Pierre Bonnard, introduced him to the artistic world and the avant-garde literature and art of the time.
  • Bonnard also did several portraits of him. In 1890, Terrasse married Andrée Bonnard, sister of the artist Pierre Bonnard.
  • By 1899, they had six children, several of whom appear in Bonnard paintings.
  • Their son Charles Terrasse published a monograph on Bonnard in 1927.Terrasse died in Paris, and was buried in the Montmartre Cemetery.

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