Adolphe Adam, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French composer and music critic
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Place of Birth: Paris, ÃŽle-de-France, France
About Adolphe Adam
- Adolphe Charles Adam (French: [ad?lf ad?~]; 24 July 1803 – 3 May 1856) was a French composer and music critic.
- A prolific composer of operas and ballets, he is best known today for his ballets Giselle (1841) and Le corsaire (1856, his last work), his operas Le postillon de Lonjumeau (1836), Le toréador (1849) and Si j'étais roi (1852) and his Christmas carol Minuit, chrétiens! (1844), later set to different English lyrics and widely sung as "O Holy Night" (1847).
- Adam was a noted teacher, who taught Delibes and other influential composers.
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| Alternative names | Nicolas-Eustache Maurin; Nicolas Maurin | ||
| Description | French painter, engraver and lithographer brother of Antoine Maurin | ||
| Date of birth/death | 6 March 1799 | 1850 | |
| Location of birth/death | Perpignan | Paris | |
| Work location | Paris | ||
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