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French composer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Samuel-Alexandre Rousseau (Neuve-Maison, 11 June 1853 - Paris, 1 October 1904) was a French composer.[1][2]
His father made pump organs and Samuel entered the Paris Conservatoire when he was fourteen years old. He studied with Cesar Franck,[3] and Francois Bazin[4]
He was choirmaster at Sainte-Clotilde, Paris.[5] He composed the comic opera, Leone.[6][7]
He won the Prix de Rome in 1878,[4][8] and the Legion of Honour in 1900.
He was Marcel Samuel-Rousseau's father.
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