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Plaine-Monceau in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
 

Auguste Chapuis

 
 
Auguste Chapuis Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 24, 2024
1. Auguste Chapuis Marker
Inscription.  
Auguste Chapuis
Compositeur de musique
Est mort dans cette maison
le 6 décembre 1933

(English translation:)
Auguste Chapuis, musical composer, died in this house on December 6, 1933.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical date for this entry is December 6, 1933.
 
Location. 48° 52.905′ N, 2° 18.356′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Plaine-Monceau. It is at the intersection of Rue de Prony and Rue Fortuny, on the right when traveling west on Rue de Prony. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 38 Rue de Prony, Paris, Île-de-France 75017, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony and also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jacques Rouché (within shouting distance of this marker); Marcel Pagnol
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Juan Montalvo (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); La rue Fortuny (about 210 meters away); Paul Tortelier (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Le Quartier du Parc Monceau / The Parc Monceau Neighborhood (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Parc Monceau (1861) (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Jacques Chailley (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
 
Also see . . .
1. Auguste Chapuis (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: Auguste Chapuis (25 April 1858 – 6 December 1933) was a 19th/20th century French composer, organist, and professor. He was a student with César Franck. The rue Auguste-Chapuis in the 20th arrondissement of Paris was named after him when he died in 1933.

He was awarded the Prix Rossini in 1886 for Les Jardins d'Armide on a libretto by the playwright Émile Moreau.
(Submitted on April 8, 2024.) 

2. Vocalise-Étude - Auguste Chapuis (YouTube, 4:09). “Number 13 from the Modern Repertory of Vocalise-Études” (Submitted on April 8, 2024.) 

3. Chapuis, Auguste - David devant l'arche (YouTube, 1:57). Auguste Chapuis (1858
Auguste Chapuis Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 24, 2024
2. Auguste Chapuis Marker - wide view
- 1933) - First publication 1923 - Carla Bos, harp (Submitted on April 8, 2024.) 
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 130 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 8, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
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