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Robert Planquette
French composer
Quick Facts
- Born:
- July 31, 1848, Paris
- Died:
- Jan. 28, 1903, Paris (aged 54)
- Notable Works:
- “Rip Van Winkle”
- “The Chimes of Normandy”
Robert Planquette (born July 31, 1848, Paris—died Jan. 28, 1903, Paris) was a French composer of operettas and other light music. After studying at the Paris Conservatoire, Planquette played and wrote songs for cafés concerts (cafés offering light music). He became famous with the operetta Les Cloches de Corneville (1887; “The Bells of Corneville”; Eng. trans., The Chimes of Normandy), in which he showed his talent for melody. His music contains a touch of pathos and romantic feeling, which, had he cultivated it, would have placed him far above his contemporaries who wrote opéra bouffe; but he had a tendency ...(100 of 175 words)