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Adolphe Boschot

1871 – 1955

French music critic and musicologist

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Lived 1871 – 1955 (aged 84). Adolphe Boschot was a French music critic, journalist, poet, musicologist and writer.

Adolphe Boschot (4 May 1871 in Fontenay-sous-Bois – 1 June 1955 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a French essayist, musicologist, and music critic.

Publications La Crise poétique, and also Le Poète, les Courtisanes et l’Amour, Perrin, Paris, 1897 Poèmes dialogués, Perrin, Paris, 1901 L'histoire d'un romantique : Hector Berlioz. La jeunesse d'un romantique : Hector Berlioz, 1803-1831, d'après de nombreux documents inédits, Plon, Paris, 1906 (Many subsequent reprints) Un romantique sous Louis-Philippe : Hector Berlioz 1831–1842, d'après de nombreux documents inédits, Plon, Paris, 1908 (Many subsequent reprints) Le crépuscule d'un romantique : Hector Berlioz 1842-1869, d'après de nombreux documents inédits, Plon, Paris, 1913 (Many subsequent reprints) Le Faust de Berlioz : Étude sur la "Damnation de Faust" et sur l'âme romantique, Costallat, Paris, 1910 (reprint: éd. musicales de la librairie de France, Paris, 1927; Plon, Paris, 1945) Une Vie romantique. Hector Berlioz, Plon, Paris, 1920 Chez nos Poètes, Plon, Paris, 1925 La lumière de Mozart, Plon, Paris, 1928. Reprinted in 1941: La lumière de Mozart. Florilège. Plon. Éditions d'histoire et d'art, Paris Le mystère musical, Plon, Paris, 1929 La musique et la vie, Plon, Paris, 1931 Mozart, Plon, Paris, 1935 Musiciens poètes : Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Liszt, Chopin, Plon, Paris, 1937 Portraits de musiciens, Plon, Paris, 1946 Souvenirs d'un autre siècle, Plon, Paris, 1946

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Lycée Charlemagne, Lycée Louis-le-Grand, Faculty of Arts of Paris
Awards
Prix Charles Blanc; Broquette-Gonin prize in literature; Montyon Prize; Commander of the Legion of Honour; Knight of the Order of Leopold

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Adolphe Boschot's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Adolphe Boschot?

French music critic and musicologist (1871–1955)

When was Adolphe Boschot born?

Adolphe Boschot was born on 4 May 1871 in Fontenay-sous-Bois.

When did Adolphe Boschot die?

Adolphe Boschot died on 1 June 1955 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

What was Adolphe Boschot's occupation?

Adolphe Boschot was a music critic, journalist, poet, musicologist and writer.

What nationality was Adolphe Boschot?

Adolphe Boschot was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Adolphe Boschot

· Wikidata: Q2824781

· DBpedia: Adolphe Boschot

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