Ferdinand Barlow

Ferdinand Frédéric "Fred" Barlow (2 October 1881 – 3 January 1951) was a 20th-century French classical composer.

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Ferdinand Barlow
Born
Ferdinand Frédéric Barlow

2 October 1881
Mulhouse
Died3 January 1951(1951-01-03) (aged 69)
Boulogne-Billancourt
OccupationComposer

Fred Barlow started music at age 28[1] and studied with Charles Koechlin in Paris.

In 1926, he joined the Quakers, an engagement which had influence on his music.[2]

Selected works
  • Sylvie ou Le Double Amour, opéra comique, libretto by Pierre Bettin after Gérard de Nerval, created in 1923 in Paris
  • Mam'zelle Prud'homme, operetta, libretto by C. Bével, created in 1932 in Monte-Carlo
  • La Grande Jatte, ballet, accepted at the Opera in 1939 and created during the sommer 1950.

References
  1. "Ferdinand Frederic Barlow". Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016..
  2. "Des Amis célèbres". Retrieved 7 July 2016.

Bibliography
  • Raymond Oberlé, « Fernand Fred Barlow », in Nouveau dictionnaire de biographie alsacienne, vol. 2, (p. 108)
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