Auguste Chapuis
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Auguste Chapuis (25 April 1858 – 6 December 1933) was a 19th/20th century French composer, organist, and professor. He was a student with César Franck. The rue Auguste-Chapuis [fr] in the 20th arrondissement of Paris was named after him when he died in 1933.
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Auguste Chapuis | |
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Born | 20 April 1858 |
Died | 6 December 1933(1933-12-06) (aged 75) |
Occupation(s) | Composer, organist |
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He was awarded the Prix Rossini in 1886 for Les Jardins d'Armide on a libretto by the playwright Émile Moreau.
In 1894, he succeeded Adolphe Danhauser as head of the municipal orphéon [fr] of Paris.