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Adam, Adolphe Charles
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(1803-1856) Biography and list of ballets, from BalletMet Columbus.
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Adam, Adolphe It is in ballet that he revealed his great poetic feeling…and he brought to this type of music all the flexibility of writing and all the diversity of style which he had shown us elsewhere Critic Pier Angelo Fiorentino's memorial...Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays.
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Adam, Adolphe Charles Adam was a music critic and a music professor at the Paris Conservatory. General Bibliography: Blume, Friedrich, with M. D. Norton (Translator) and Herter Norton (Translator Classic and Romantic Music; A Comprehensive Survey, W. W. Norton Company, November 1970, ISBN:...Brief biographical timeline, key works, recommended reading and recordings, and additional resources from Humanities Web.
http://www.humanitiesweb.org/cgi...bin/human.cgi?s=c&p=c&a=i&ID=111
Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio with educational background and influences, summary of compositions, and legacy.
http://www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa...la/learning/grove.html?record=65
Biography and musical commentary focusing on his hymn O Holy Night. From CyberHymnal.
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Adam received honorable mention in the 1824 Prix de Rome competition, then won the prize the following year. In his life, he wrote more than 50 operas and 12 ballets; one of the best known is Giselle, ou Les Wilis...Sound files in MIDI format.
http://www.classicalarchives.com/main-a.html#ADAM
Biographical sketch tracing his musical education and development, caricature, and Naxos discography.
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Composer Adam must be best remembered for his music for the ballet Giselle. Born in Paris in 1803, he was the son of Louis Adam, a native of Alsace, who earned his son's later description of him as the founder of...Karadar Dictionary entry with life and noted balletic and operatic works.
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- Classical Music Dictionary Free MP3 The son of a distinguished Paris Conservatoire piano-teacher, Adolphe Adam was born in Paris in 1803. He won popular success with his many compositions for the stage, much of his later work necessitated by the failure of a theatre venture...