Léon Gastinel

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Léon Gastinel (August 15, 1823 – October 18, 1906) was a French composer. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire where he studied with Jacques Halévy and was awarded the Grand Prix de Rome in 1846 for his cantata Valasquez. While relatively unknown today, Gastinel wrote two complete masses, two symphonies and four oratorios. He was most prolific however in his works for the stage which include the ballet Le rêve (1890) and the operas Le miroir (1853), L'opéra aux fenêtres (1857) and Titus et Bérénice (1860).

External links

Free scores by Léon Gastinel at the International Music Score Library Project

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Name	Gastinel, Léon
Alternative names
Short description	French composer
Date of birth	15 August 1823
Place of birth	Villers-les-Pots
Date of death	18 October 1906
Place of death	Fresnes

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