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Biography of Nicolas Bochsa - Classical Composers
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Nicolas BOCHSA (Montmédy France 1789 - Sydney Australia 1856) was an extremely famous composer and harpist. His life is a series of adventures (musical, judicial...). He wrote a lot for the harp but also many operas (for the Opera-Comique) : Le retour de Trajan ou Rome triomphante les Héritiers Michau ou le Moulin de Lieursain L'Héritier de Paimpol Alphonse d'Aragon Le Roi et la Ligue Les Noces de Gamache La lettre de change (translated in english : the Promissory Note and in German : der Wechselbrief) Un Mari pour étrennes His biography has been edited in 2004 (in French) : http://bochsa.site.voila.fr

