Chaminade, Cécile, 1857-1944
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Name (Hebrew)
שמינד, ססיל, 1857-1944
Name (Latin)
Chaminade, Cécile, 1857-1944
Other forms of name
Chaminade, C. (Cécile), 1857-1944
שמינד, ססיל
Date of birth
1857
Date of death
1944
Place of birth
Paris (France)
Place of death
Monte-Carlo (Monaco)
Associated country
France
Field of activity
Composition (Music)
Music
Occupation
Composers
Pianists
Gender
female
Sources of Information
- LCN
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Wikipedia description:
Cécile Louise Stéphanie Chaminade (8 August 1857 – 13 April 1944) was a French composer and pianist. In 1913, she was awarded the Légion d'Honneur, a first for a female composer. Ambroise Thomas said, "This is not a woman who composes, but a composer who is a woman."
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