Albert Roussel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Albert Roussel

French composer

Date of Birth: 05-Apr-1869

Place of Birth: Tourcoing, Hauts-de-France, France

Date of Death: 23-Aug-1937

Profession: composer, pianist, university teacher, choreographer, musicologist, music pedagogue

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel (French: [alb??? ?us?l]; 5 April 1869 – 23 August 1937) was a French composer.
He spent seven years as a midshipman, turned to music as an adult, and became one of the most prominent French composers of the interwar period.
His early works were strongly influenced by the impressionism of Debussy and Ravel, while he later turned toward neoclassicism.