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Henri Betti, born Ange Betti (24 July 1917 – 7 July 2005), was a French composer and a pianist.. Pianist and composer of Maurice Chevalier from 1940 to 1945, Henri Betti is best known for composing the music of the songs C'est si bon (lyrics by André Hornez), What Can I Do ?
Auguste-Maurice Barrès (French: [oɡyst mɔʁis baʁɛs]; 19 August 1862 – 4 December 1923) was a French novelist, journalist, philosopher, and politician. Spending some time in Italy, he became a figure in French literature with the release of his work The Cult of the Self in 1888.
[5] [6] Victor, an alcoholic, deserted the family in 1896, leaving Joséphine to feed and take care of the children on her own; forced to work much longer hours, she was hospitalized for overwork in 1898. Charles, the eldest, took over some responsibilities but was married in 1900, leaving his mother to take care of Maurice and Paul on her own.
Apart from the title of the Queen of Spain's organist (1878), he was also decorated in Spain with the Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic. [12] In 1879 he was made a Chevalier of the Order of Christ (from the King of Portugal, 1879), [13] and he received the Cross of the Order of Charles III (from the King of Spain, 1885). [14]
In office. 3 April 1978 – 22 May 1981. Preceded by. Bernard Lafay [fr] Succeeded by. Bernard Pons. Maurice Druon (French pronunciation: [mɔʁis dʁyɔ̃]; 23 April 1918 – 14 April 2009) was a French novelist and a member of the Académie Française, of which he served as "Perpetual Secretary" (chairman) between 1985 and 1999.
Henri Betti (music) André Hornez (French lyrics) Jerry Seelen (English lyrics) " C'est si bon " (pronounced [sɛ si bɔ̃]; transl. "It's so good") is a French popular song composed in 1947 by Henri Betti with the lyrics by André Hornez. The English lyrics were written in 1949 by Jerry Seelen. The song has been adapted in several languages.
Maurice Blanchot (/ b l ɑː n ˈ ʃ oʊ / blahn-SHOH; French:; 22 September 1907 – 20 February 2003) was a French writer, philosopher and literary theorist. [4] His work, exploring a philosophy of death alongside poetic theories of meaning and sense, bore significant influence on post-structuralist philosophers such as Gilles Deleuze, Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida and Jean-Luc Nancy.
Correspondances is a song-cycle for soprano and orchestra written by the French composer Henri Dutilleux in 2002–2003. It consists of five episodes and an interlude. The work was premiered by Simon Rattle and Dawn Upshaw with the Berlin Philharmonic on 5 September 2003 and has since been performed all over the world.