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| 1890 births | |
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| 1962 deaths | |
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| french film score composers | |
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LIFE AND IMPORTANCE He studied under Paul Vidal at the Paris Conservatoire and won the Prix De Rome in 1919 for his Cantata ''Le poète et la fée''. From 1937 he was director of the French Academy in Rome , and from 1955 to 1957 directed Paris's Opéra-Comique . He died in Paris. Ibert's music is considered to be typically quite "light" in character, often witty, colourfully Orchestrated with attractive melodies. Although he was not a member of Les Six , his music shares some characteristics with theirs. His best known work is probably the orchestral ''Divertissement'' (1930), based on his Incidental Music for Eugène Labiche 's play, ''Un Chapeau de paille d'Italie'' (The Italian Straw Hat). In the course of the work he comically quotes many pieces, including Mendelssohn's Wedding March. Other prominent pieces include ''Escales'' (1924) for orchestra, the Symphonic Poem ''La Ballade de la geôle de Reading'' (based on the poem by Oscar Wilde ), his Concerto for Flute and Concertino da Camera for Saxophone and ''Le petit âne blanc'' for solo Piano . He composed a number of Opera s, such as '' L'Aiglon '' (The Eaglet), and the Operetta ''Les Petites Cardinal'', some together with Arthur Honegger . Among his Film Score s is the one for Orson Welles ' version of '' Macbeth '' (1948). OPERAS
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