Si J'étais Roi Acte I. Si J'étais Roi Zéphoris - Music
Si J'étais Roi Acte I. Si J'étais Roi Zéphoris by Adolphe Adam
Adolphe Adam
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Adolphe Charles Adam July 24 1803 – May 3 1856 Was A French Composer And Music Critic. A Prolific Composer Of Operas And Ballets He Is Best Known Today For His Ballets Giselle 1844 And Le Corsaire 1856 His Last Work His Operas Le Postillon De Lonjumeau 1836 Le Toréador 1849 And Si J'étais Roi 1852 Often Regarded As His Finest Work And His Christmas Carol Minuit Chrétiens! O Holy Night 1847 . Adam Was Also A Noted Teacher. Léo Delibes Was Among His Pupils. Adolphe Adam Was Born In Paris To Louis Adam 1758-1848 Who Was Also A Composer As Well A Professor At The Paris Conservatoire. His Mother Was The Daughter Of A Physician. As A Child Adolphe Adam Preferred To Improvise Music On His Own Rather Than Study Music Seriously. He Entered The Paris Conservatoire In 1821 Where He Studied Organ And Harmonium Under The Celebrated Opera Composer François-Adrien Boïeldieu. Adam Also Played The Triangle In The Orchestra Of The Conservatoire However He Did Not Win The Grand Prix De Rome And His Father Did Not Encourage Him To Pursue A Music As A Career. By The Age Of 20 He Was Writing Songs For Paris Vaudeville Houses And Playing In The Orchestra At The Gymnasie Dramatique Where He Later Became Chorus Master. Like Many Other French Composers He Made A Living Largely By Playing The Organ. In 1825 He Helped Boïeldieu Prepare Parts For La Dame Blanche And Made A Piano Reduction Of The Score. He Was Able To Travel Through Europe With The Money He Made And He Met Eugène Scribe With Whom He Later Collaborates In Geneva. By 1830 He Had Completed Twenty-Eight Works For The Theatre. Adam Is Probably Best Remembered For The Ballet Giselle 1841 . He Wrote Several Other Ballets And 39 Operas Including Le Postillon De Lonjumeau 1836 And Si J'étais Roi 1852 . After Quarreling With The Director Of The Opéra Adam Invested His Money And Borrowed Heavily To Open A Third Opera House In Paris The Théâtre National. It Opened In 1847 But Closed Because Of The Revolution Of 1848 Leaving Adam With Massive Debts. His Efforts To Extricate Himself From These Debts Include A Brief Turn To Journalism. From 1849 To His Death In Paris He Taught Composition At The Paris Conservatoire. His Christmas Carol "Cantique De Noël" Often Known By Its English Title "O Holy Night" Has Become An International Favourite And May Have Been The First Music Broadcast On Radio 1 . Adolphe Adam Is Buried There In The Cimetière De Montmartre Montmartre Cemetery .
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Adolphe Charles Adam July 24 1803 – May 3 1856 Was A French Composer And Music Critic. A Prolific Composer Of Operas And Ballets He Is Best Known Today For His Ballets Giselle 1844 And Le Corsaire 1856 His Last Work His Operas Le Postillon De Lonjumeau 1836 Le Toréador 1849 And Si J'étais Roi 1852 Often Regarded As His Finest Work And His Christmas Carol Minuit Chrétiens! O Holy Night 1847 . Adam Was Also A Noted Teacher. Léo Delibes Was Among His Pupils. Adolphe Adam Was Born In Paris To Louis Adam 1758-1848 Who Was Also A Composer As Well A Professor At The Paris Conservatoire. His Mother Was The Daughter Of A Physician. As A Child Adolphe Adam Preferred To Improvise Music On His Own Rather Than Study Music Seriously. He Entered The Paris Conservatoire In 1821 Where He Studied Organ And Harmonium Under The Celebrated Opera Composer François-Adrien Boïeldieu. Adam Also Played The Triangle In The Orchestra Of The Conservatoire However He Did Not Win The Grand Prix De Rome And His Father Did Not Encourage Him To Pursue A Music As A Career. By The Age Of 20 He Was Writing Songs For Paris Vaudeville Houses And Playing In The Orchestra At The Gymnasie Dramatique Where He Later Became Chorus Master. Like Many Other French Composers He Made A Living Largely By Playing The Organ. In 1825 He Helped Boïeldieu Prepare Parts For La Dame Blanche And Made A Piano Reduction Of The Score. He Was Able To Travel Through Europe With The Money He Made And He Met Eugène Scribe With Whom He Later Collaborates In Geneva. By 1830 He Had Completed Twenty-Eight Works For The Theatre. Adam Is Probably Best Remembered For The Ballet Giselle 1841 . He Wrote Several Other Ballets And 39 Operas Including Le Postillon De Lonjumeau 1836 And Si J'étais Roi 1852 . After Quarreling With The Director Of The Opéra Adam Invested His Money And Borrowed Heavily To Open A Third Opera House In Paris The Théâtre National. It Opened In 1847 But Closed Because Of The Revolution Of 1848 Leaving Adam With Massive Debts. His Efforts To Extricate Himself From These Debts Include A Brief Turn To Journalism. From 1849 To His Death In Paris He Taught Composition At The Paris Conservatoire. His Christmas Carol "Cantique De Noël" Often Known By Its English Title "O Holy Night" Has Become An International Favourite And May Have Been The First Music Broadcast On Radio 1 . Adolphe Adam Is Buried There In The Cimetière De Montmartre Montmartre Cemetery .
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