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| Emmanuel Chabrier
(1841 - 1894)
| Timeline |
| 1841 |
Born 18 January, in Ambert, France, the son of a lawyer |
| 1847 |
Starts piano lessons |
| 1858 |
Enters law school |
| 1861 |
Takes a post in the French Ministry of the Interior, but continues to study music and to compose |
| 1865 |
Meets the impressionist Edouard Manet, who later paints his portrait |
| 1869 |
Both his parents die within days of each other |
| 1873 |
Marries Marie Dejean, who later bears him two sons. Composers Fauré, Saint-Saëns and Duparc meet regularly in his home |
| 1880 |
Leaves Ministry post to concentrate on composing |
| 1883 |
After visiting Spain, composes his most popular piece, the Rhapsody España |
| 1886 |
Successful Brussels premiere of his opera Gwendoline |
| 1894 |
Dies 13 September, in Paris, from general paralysis, at age 53 |
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