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Plaisir D'amour by Martini

Artist Biography For Martini

Jean Paul Egide Martini August 31 1741-February 10 1816 Was A Composer Of Classical Music. Sometimes Known As Martini Il Tedesco He Is Best Known Today For The Vocal Romance "Plaisir D'Amour " From His Opera Annette And Lubin On Which The 1961 Elvis Presley Standard "Can't Help Falling In Love" Is Based. Martini Was Born Johann Paul Aegidius Schwarzendorf In Freystadt Germany. He Adopted The Family Name Martini After Moving To France As A Young Man. There He Established A Successful Career As A Court Musician. Having Directed Concerts For The Queen He Adapted To The Changing Regimes Throughout The French Revolution And Later Wrote Music For Napoleon's Marriage As Well As For The Restored Royal Chapel. In 1764 He Married Marguerite Camelot. His Melodic Opera L'amoureux De Quinze Ans Written In 1771 Enjoyed Great Success. In Addition His Highly Popular Church Music Combined Old Forms With Modern Theatricality And His Chansons Including "Plaisir D'Amour" Were Influential. In 1800 He Became Professor Of Composition At The Paris Conservatoire. He Died In Paris In February Of 1816.

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