Edmond-Marie Cherouvrier (born 7 February 1831 in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, France, 22 November 1905) was a French composer. Life and WorkChoose source code
Cherouvier was a pensioner at the Collège de l'Immaculée-Conception de Vaugirard in Paris, well known for his good music education, before studying at the Conservatoire de Paris with Simon Leborne. In 1858 he won the First Second Grand Prix of Rome with the cantata Jephté after Emile Cécile.
He composed several operas, of which only Le Roi des Mines was performed at Théâtre Lyrique in 1863, as well as some church music works. From 1870 to 1878 Cherouvier was mayor of the XIVth Arrondissements of Paris. In 1879 he became Secretary General of the Paris Opera. From 1882 he was one of the four Vice-Presidents of the Société des assemblies de musique (alongside Edmond Membrée, Alexandre Guilmant and Antonin Guillot de Sainbris). Edit WorksQualtext Weblinks Edit sourcetext Standard data (person): VIAF: 328773 Wikipedia People Search
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