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Amédée- Ernest Chausson
(born Jan. 21, 1855, Paris, France — died June 10, 1899, Limay) French composer. He studied with Jules Massenet and César Franck. Having a comfortable income, he kept a notable artistic salon in Paris and had no need for regular employment. His most important works are the orchestral song cycle Poème de l'amour et de la mer (1893), the incidental music to La Légende de Sainte Cécile (1891), a symphony (1890), the opera Le Roi Arthus (1895), and Poème for violin and orchestra (1896). He died in a cycling accident.

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