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Etienne Nicolas Méhul
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| Méhul made his name as a composer in Paris on the eve of the Revolution and later provided music for the new régime and in celebration of Napoleon. In Paris, he met Gluck who made him study piano and composition with Edelmann and who encouraged him to write operas. His comic opera "Euphrosine" was produced in 1790 and immediately gained popularity throughout Europe. Méhul was appointed inspector of music in 1793 and was elected a member of the Academy in 1795.
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| He wrote more than 30 operas of which "Joseph" is the most significant. He also wrote ballets, cantatas, patriotic songs, piano concertos and symphonies. His three symphonies surviving in complete form, written in the first decade of the nineteenth century, show the influence of W.A. Mozart and of Beethoven.
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