Emmanual Chabrier (1841 - 1894) was born in Ambert,
Puy-de-Dôme, France, a composer whose best works
reflect the verve and wit of the Paris scene of the
1880s and who was a musical counterpart of the early
Impressionist painters.
Chabrier was attracted in his youth to both music and
painting. He studied law in Paris from 1858 to 1862.
During these years he also studied the piano and
harmony and counterpoint. His technical training was,
however, limited, and in the art of composition he...(+)
Emmanual Chabrier (1841 - 1894) was born in Ambert,
Puy-de-Dôme, France, a composer whose best works
reflect the verve and wit of the Paris scene of the
1880s and who was a musical counterpart of the early
Impressionist painters.
Chabrier was attracted in his youth to both music and
painting. He studied law in Paris from 1858 to 1862.
During these years he also studied the piano and
harmony and counterpoint. His technical training was,
however, limited, and in the art of composition he was
self-taught. From 1862 to 1880 he was employed at t he
Ministry of the Interior, producing during this period
the operas L'Étoile (1877 "The Star") and Une
Éducation manquée ("A Deficient Education"), first
performed with piano accompaniment in 1879 and with
orchestra in 1913. Two unfinished operettas were
sketched out between 1863 and 1865 in cooperation with
the poet Paul Verlaine. He was closely associated with
the Impressionist painters and purchased the celebrated
"Bar at the Folies-Bergère" by his friend Édouard
Manet..
Source: Wikipedia
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Chabrier).
Although originally written for Piano, I created this
arrangement of the "Feuillet d'album" (Albumleaf) for
String Quartet (2 Violins, Viola & Cello).
SHEET MUSIC