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Adolphe-Charles Adam

Adolphe Charles Adam (July 24, 1803 - May 3, 1856) was a French composer and critic.

He is best remembered for the ballet Giselle (1841). He wrote several other ballets and a large number of operas, including Le Postillon de Longjumeau (1836) and Si j'étais roi (1852). From 1849 he taught composition at the Paris Conservatoire.

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List of classical composers | List of classical music composers | List of people by name: Ad | Romantic Music | Romantic period in music

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