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Cherubini

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A celebrated musical composer, born at Florence; naturalised in France; settled in Paris, the scene of his greatest triumphs; composed operas, of which the chief were "Iphigenia in Aulis," and "Les deux Journeés; or, The Water-Carrier," his masterpiece; also a number of sacred pieces and requiems, all of the highest merit; there is a portrait of him by Ingres in the Louvre, representing the Muse of his art extending her protecting hand over his head (1760-1842).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Cherubini'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​c/cherubini.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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