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Adolphe Charles Adam ( July 24 , 1803 – May 3 , 1856 ) was a French Composer and music critic. He is best known today for his ballets '' Giselle '' and '' Le Corsaire ''. Adam was born in Paris where his father Louis Adam ( 1758 - 1848 ) (born Johann Ludwig Adam in Muttersholtz, Alsace ), a Pianist and composer was professor at the Paris Conservatoire . His mother was the daughter of a physician. As a child, Adolphe Adam preferred to improvise music of his own rather than study music seriously. He entered the Paris Conservatoire in 1821 where he studied organ and harmonium under François-Adrien Boieldieu . However, he did not win the Grand Prix de Rome and his father did not encourage him to pursue a music as a career. By the time he was 20, he was writing songs for Paris vaudeville houses and playing in the orchestra at the Gymnasie Dramatique, where he later became chorus master. Like many other French composers, he made a living largely by playing the organ. In 1825 , he helped Boieldieu prepare parts for '' La Dame Blanche '' and made a piano reduction of the score. He was able to travel through Europe with the money he made, and he met Eugène Scribe , with whom he was later to collaborate, in Geneva . By 1830 , he had completed 28 theater works. Adam is probably best remembered for the Ballet '' Giselle '' ( 1841 ). He wrote several other ballets and 39 Opera s, including '' Le Postillon De Lonjumeau '' ( 1836 ) and '' Si J'étais Roi '' ( 1852 ). After quarreling with the director of the Opéra, Adam invested his money and borrowed heavily to open a third opera house in Paris: the Théâtre National . It opened in 1847 , but had to be closed because of the Revolution Of 1848 , leaving Adam with overwhelming debts. He briefly turned to journalism to try to extricate himself. From 1849 to his death, he taught composition at the Paris Conservatoire . His Christmas carol "Cantique de Noël", often known by its English title ". (From the obituary, May 4, 1856, in "La France Musicale": "Les obsèques de M. Adolphe Adam auront lieu lundi 5 mai, à 11 heures, en l'église de Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, sa paroisse." "The funeral of Mr. Adolphe Adam will take place Monday, May 5, in the church of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, his parish." And from the report of his funeral, in the May 11 issue: "Après la cérémonie religieuse,...." "After the religious ceremony,...." See the reproduction at {Link without Title} .) He died in Paris and was buried in the Montmartre Cemetery . MAIN WORKS
La chatte blanche Faust La fille du Danube Les Mohicans L'écumeur des mers Les Hamadryades Giselle ou Les willis La jolie fille de Gand Le diable à quatre La fille de marbre Griseldis ou Les cinq sens Le filleule des fées Orfa Le mal du pays ou La bâtelière de Brientz Le jeune propriétaire et le vieux fermier Pierre et Catherine Danilowa Les trois Catherine Trois jours en une heure Joséphine ou Le retour de Wagram Le morceau d'ensemble Le grand prix ou Le voyage à frais communs Casimir ou Le premier tête-à-tête His First Campaign The Dark Diamond Le proscrit ou Le tribunal Une bonne fortune Le chalet La marquise Micheline ou L'Heure de l'esprit Le fidèle berger Le brasseur de Preston Régine ou Les deux nuits La reine d'un jour La rose de Péronne La main de fer ou Un mariage secret Le roi d'Yvetôt Lambert Simnel Cagliostro Richard en Palestine La bouquetière Les premiers pas ou Les deux génies ou Les mémoires de la blanchisseuse Le toréador ou L'accord parfait Le fanal Giralda ou La nouvelle psyché Le farfadet La poupée de Nuremberg Le sourd ou L'auberge pleine Le roi des halles Le bijou perdu Le muletier de Tolède À Clichy, épisode de la vie d'un artiste Mam'zelle Geneviève Falstaff Les pantins de Violette |
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