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Classical Music in Louisiana
Louisiana has boasted a rich classical music traditional since early European exploration and settlement.
Alfred E. Lemmon
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Dinos Constantinides
Dinos Constantinides' orchestral works have been performed to rave reviews by symphony orchestras throughout the world, including premiers at Avery Fisher Hall and Carnegie Hall in New York City.
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Eugene Chassaignac
Eugène Chassaignac was a composer and music critic in nineteenth century New Orleans.
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Ferdinand Dunkley
Ferdinand Dunkley was an organist and composer who sought to incorporate Louisiana folklife into his compositions in works such as “Street Cries” and “Bayou Songs.”
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François-Michel Samuel Snaër
Samuel Snaer was a respected composer and musician in nineteenth century New Orleans.
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Hubert Rolling
Hubert Rolling was a nineteenth century New Orleans pianist and composer.
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Jean-Philippe Rameau
Jean-Philippe Rameau was a French composer best known for "Les Indes galantes", an opera-ballet published in 1735.
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Joseph Arquier
Composer and cellist Joseph Arquier lived in New Orleans between 1800 and 1804.
Nueva Orleans
A closer look at the city’s Spanish history
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Opera and Ballet
New Orleans has an almost unbroken tradition of opera that began in 1796 and first documented ballet was presented just three years later.
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Orleans Theatre
The Théâtre d’Orléans , established in 1815, was located on Orleans Avenue between Royal and Bourbon streets in the French Quarter of New Orleans.
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Paul Emile Johns
Paul Emile Johns is credited with the first performance of a Beethoven piano concerto, in New Orleans in 1819.
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