Cécile Louise Stéphanie Chaminade (8 August 1857 – 13 April 1944) was a French composer and pianist. In 1913, she was awarded the Légion d'Honneur, a first for a female composer. Ambroise Thomas said, "This is not a woman who composes, but a composer who is a woman."
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8 August 1857 Paris, France
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Died |
13 April 1944 (aged 86) Monte Carlo
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Zodiac | Leo |
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