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LALO
(lah-LOH)
Edouard
Lalo: French composer of the 19th
century Lalo Schifrin: Argentine pianist and composer Common
clues: "Le roi d'Ys" composer; Composer Schifrin;
“Mission: Impossible” theme composer Schifrin;
“Symphonie Espagnole” composer Crossword
puzzle frequency:
3 times a year Video: Symphony
Espagnole by Edouard Lalo Video:
Lalo
Schifrin – Mission Impossible – Live in Paris 2007
Édouard
Victoire Antoine Lalo
(January 27, 1823 - April 22, 1892) was a French composer of
Spanish descent.
He
was born in Lille, France and studied at the conservatoire there
and then at the Paris Conservatoire under François
Antoine Habeneck.
He worked as a violinist (particularly playing chamber music) and
teacher in Paris before gaining fame as a composer. He died in
Paris.
Although Lalo is a lesser known
19th-century composer, his Symphonie
Espagnole
for violin and orchestra enjoys a prominent place in violinists'
repertoire. He is also known for other solo works, including his
Cello
Concerto in D minor,
and for his opera "Le
roi d'Ys"
(premiered 1888). His work is notable for strong melodies and
colourful orchestration.
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Lalo
Schifrin
(born Boris Claudio Schifrin on June 21, 1932) is an Argentine
pianist and composer, most famous for composing the
"burning-fuse" theme tune from the Mission:Impossible
television series.
Lalo Schifrin was born in Buenos Aires
of Jewish heritage. His father, Luis Schifrin, led the second
violin section of the orchestra at the Colón Theater for
three decades.
To date, he has written more than 100
scores for films, television and video games. Among the classic
scores are Mission Impossible, The Rise and Fall of the Third
Reich, Mannix, The Fox, Cool Hand Luke, Bullitt, Enter the
Dragon, THX 1138, The Four Musketeers, Dirty Harry, The
Cincinnati Kid, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (Schifrin wrote music for
two episodes of the television series, although the main theme
was composed by Jerry Goldsmith) and The Amityville Horror.
Recent film scores include Tango, Rush Hour, Rush Hour 2,
Bringing Down The House, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, After the
Sunset, and Abominable. He also wrote the songs for Splinter
Cell.
To
date, Lalo Schifrin has won four Grammy Awards (with twenty-one
nominations), one Cable ACE Award, and received six Oscar
nominations, and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
This
article is licensed under the GNU
Free Documentation License.
It uses material from the Wikipedia
article "Édouard Lalo"
and “Lalo
Schfrin”.
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