Georges Douay

Georges Douay (7 January 1840 – 18 September 1919) was a French 19th–20th century composer and collector.

Georges Douay
Chien et Chat, cover page of Georges Douay's operture
Born7 January 1840
Died18 September 1919(1919-09-18) (aged 79)
Paris
OccupationComposer, collector

Biography

A trendy composer in the years 1860-1870, he was responsible for numerous songs and music of operettas. At his death, he bequeathed the Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal a rich collection of over 50,000 artifacts on theater, which included printed materials, 700 engravings and 1500 manuscripts. This collection was the origin of the theatrical direction of the establishment.[1]

He wrote more than 400 pieces on texts by Francis Tourte, William Busnach or Alexandre Flan, among others.[2]

Bibliography

  • John Denison Champlin, William Foster Apthorp, Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians: Abaco-Dyne, 1893, p. 449
  • Frantz Funck-Brentano, Paul Deslandres, La Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, 1930, p. 26
  • Albert Ernest Wier, The Macmillan Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians, T.1, 1938, p. 479

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