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Maurice Emmanuel
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| A pupil of Delibes at the Paris Conservatoire, Maurice Emmanuel also studied a wide range of subjects at the Sorbonne and the Ecole du Louvre.The disapproval expressed by Delibes of an early composition led him to study with Bizet's friend Guiraud.Having specialised in a study of ancient Greek dance, he was eventually appointed to the Conservatoire as teacher of the history of music, a position he held for 25 years. His interest in earlier music is reflected in his modal musical language.
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| Emmanuel's interest in Greek drama is apparent from his two operas based on Aeschylus, Prométhée enchaîné (Prometheus Bound) and Salamine. There is a literary basis to Emmanuel's two symphonies, as there is to his "Le poème du Rhône" (Poem of the Rhone), derived from the poet Mistral. Emmanuel's chamber music includes a trio for flute, clarinet and piano, a string quartet and the early cello sonata that earned such condemnation from Delibes.
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