La marche lorraine louis ganne biography
"Marche Lorraine" is a French patriotic song, composed by Louis Ganne in on the occasion of the 28th Fête Fédérale de Gymnastique de France.!
During his lifetime Louis Ganne () was regarded as one of the leading composers of lighter music in France.Louis Ganne
Louis-Gaston Ganne (5 April in Buxières-les-Mines (Allier) – 13/14 July in Paris) was a conductor and composer of French operas, operettas, ballets, and marches.
Biography
Ganne was born in the Auvergne region of France and grew up in Issy-les-Moulineaux, in the suburbs of Paris. He studied under César Franck and Jules Massenet at the Conservatoire de Paris. He conducted at the Nouveau Théâtre de la Rue Blanche and at the Folies-Bergère, and later led a concert series at the Monte Carlo Casino.
Ganne is most recognized today for his popular patriotic marches, Le père la victoire and La marche Lorraine.
Ganne is most recognized today for his popular patriotic marches, Le père la victoire and La marche Lorraine. He also composed for the ballet, including the ballet "In Japan".[1] He is less well known outside his native France, and his many operettas are now rarely performed.
His most successful light opera is the circus musical Les saltimbanques (The Acrobats), from
Selected operas and operettas
- Ophélia ()
- Tout Paris ()
- L'Heureuse renc