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French Romantic composer Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894) took piano lessons as a child but entered law school and then the Ministry of the Interior. He composed and studied music on the side, visiting with the likes of Fauré, Saint-Saëns and Duparc. Chabrier later became a full-time composer, producing such diverse works as Pièces pittoresques for piano, Rhapsody España for orchestra, and operas including Gwendoline and Le Roi malgré lui.

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Chabrier, Emmanuel (1841 - 1894), France Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers. stevenestrella.com/composers/composerfiles/chabrier1894.html

Emmanuel Alexis Chabrier Birth and death dates, noted works, and links from Classical Composers Database. utopia.knoware.nl/~jsmeets/cgi-bin/ccd.cgi?comp=chabrier

Emmanuel Chabrier: The Angel of the Absurd Key works, suggested reading, recommended recordings, portrait, and quotes from Humanities Web. www.humanitiesweb.org/cgi-bin/human.cgi?s=c&p=c&a=i&ID=115

Classical Music Archives: Chabrier Biography from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. Complete files offered in MIDI format. www.classicalarchives.com/bios/codm/chabrier.html

Chabrier, Alexis-Emmanuel Musical biography noting his pianistic and improvisational skills as well as his gift for composing and including noted works. From the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio. www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa/cla/learning/grove.html?record=1738

Chabrier, Alexis-Emmanuel Music files sequenced by David Siu for Laura's MIDI Heaven, including selections from the Suite Pastorale. www.laurasmidiheaven.com/../../..

Art Songs by Emmanuel Chabrier Miscellaneous pieces listed with recmusic.org, all having French texts, some with English translations. www.recmusic.org/lieder/c/chabrier.html

Emmanuel Chabrier Filmography listing TV shows and movies based on or using his music from the Internet Movie Database. us.imdb.com/name/nm0149333

Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894) Brief biography and caricature with summaries of orchestral and piano music with recommended recordings. www.naxos.com/composer/btm.asp?fullname=Chabrier,%20Emmanuel

Emmanuel Chabrier Karadar Dictionary entry with life, operas and other works, illustrations, and MIDI audio files. www.karadar.it/Dictionary/chabrier.html