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25: 122: 345:) which was left unfinished at Offenbach's death. Guiraud's version was very popular but it was not exclusively performed because Offenbach left an enormous number of sketches that various composers and arrangers have used to make their realisations of the opera. 240:. Remarkably gifted as a student, he was awarded first prize for piano in 1858. He won the Prix de Rome the next year, notably, the only instance of both father and son obtaining this prize. He became close friends with 348:
The amount of Guiraud's own musical output is small, probably due to his desire to help his friends as well as demands from his teaching career. Of his compositions in other forms, his ballet
384:. Guiraud's teaching methods for harmony and orchestration were highly respected and recognized in musical circles. His musical theories had a strong and beneficial influence on 259:
Guiraud entered his profession by writing one-act stage works that served as "curtain raisers" for evenings of theatrical entertainment. His first important stage work,
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was only 18 days into its run. All of the theaters closed their doors. Guiraud enlisted in the infantry and fought for France to the war's end in 1871.
861: 675: 263:, which premiered at the Opéra Comique in 1864, was a popular success and established his reputation in Paris. In August 1870, the impact of the 508: 786: 821: 662: 791: 750: 548: 756: 781: 826: 796: 856: 302:(a movement from his "First Orchestral Suite") enabled the work to achieve a long run. However, the opera was never revived. 89: 846: 816: 61: 851: 841: 806: 368:, a symphonic poem (1887), are best known. (He also made a popular piano arrangement, for four hands, of Saint-Saëns's 68: 811: 733: 720: 687: 373: 189:. He began his schooling in Louisiana under the tutelage of his father, Jean-Baptiste-Louis Guiraud, who had won the 108: 831: 836: 42: 75: 46: 670: 498: 319: 225: 57: 210: 706: 746: 377: 307: 305:
After Bizet's death, Guiraud collected Bizet's original scores and arranged the frequently performed
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Although Guiraud's primary interest was the composition of operas, most of them were not a success.
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and the author of a treatise on instrumentation. In 1891, Guiraud was elected member of the
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are also counted among his students. There have been rare revivals of his final opera
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for more than a century. He also wrote the recitatives and completed the score of
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Guiraud devoted the years 1891 and 1892 to completing the orchestration for
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and was appointed professor of composition at the Conservatoire to replace
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and music teacher. He is best known for writing the traditional orchestral
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first performed in 1876, represents the peak of his career. An appealing
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Wright, Lesley A. (1992). "Guiraud, Ernest", vol. 2, p. 576, in
209:, an opera in three-acts, which had a resounding success at the 313: 295: 217: 155: 221: 202: 666:. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 551:), operetta in 1 act (1885), written in collaboration with 541:), f.p. 23 March 1882, Opéra-Comique (Favart), Paris. 501:), f.p. 26 July 1870, Opéra-Comique (Favart), Paris. 323:. Guiraud is perhaps most famous for constructing the 620: 618: 443:, opéra (3 acts, after A. Soumet & F. Mallefille: 311:. He also arranged twelve numbers from Bizet's opera 294:, known as Galli-Marié, and a brilliant and effective 216:
In December of the same year, Guiraud sailed back to
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Davyl & 120: 764: 579:, Acts 4–5 & ballet completed by 364:for violin and orchestra (1885), and 136: 862:Pupils of Antoine François Marmontel 787:19th-century American male musicians 612:gives his birthdate as 26 June 1837. 497:, opéra-ballet (1 act, Gallet & 47:adding citations to reliable sources 18: 13: 636:Fath, Rolf. Report from Dortmund. 14: 873: 822:Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery 757:Art of the States: Ernest Guiraud 740: 721:The New Grove Dictionary of Opera 575:), incomplete; Acts 1–3 orch. by 573:Les récits des temps mérovingiens 267:hit Paris while his opéra-ballet 16:French composer and music teacher 792:19th-century classical composers 23: 782:19th-century American composers 34:needs additional citations for 630: 598: 1: 827:Conservatoire de Paris alumni 797:19th-century French composers 747:Free scores by Ernest Guiraud 673:(2001). 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