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etc.; his wife, a singer, engraved his with Bizet (prod., 1857), won a prize offered by Offenbach for opera buffa; smaller succ. culminated in “Fleur de Thé’ (1868); followed by the sensational succ. “‘La Fillede Mme. Angot” (Bru els, 1872; Paris, 1873), which ran uninterruptedly over a year; its succ. was equalled by “Giroflé-Girofla” (1874); 1894, chev. of the Legion of Honour; prod. over 40 operas-bouffes, comic operas and operettas, written with scholarship 1687—1760; writer. 1862—Paris, February, 1929; pupil of Ma enet, Saint-Saéns, and Franck, Paris Cons.; lived in Paris as critic; c. operas; a symph. légende; symphs., etc. Lebouc (li-book), Chas. Jos., Besancon, 1822—Hyéres, 1893; ’cello virtuoso. Lebrun (lé-bro on’), (1) L. Aug., Mannheim, 1746—Berlin, 1790; greatest oboist of the 18th cent.; composer. (2) (née Danzi), Franciska, Mannheim, 1756—Berlin, 1791; wife of above; soprano. Their two daughters, (3) Sophie and (4) Rosine, were distinguished singers. Lebrun (lii-briin), (1) Jean, Lyons, 1759—suicide, Paris, 1809; horn virtuoso. (2) Sébastien, Paris, 1764—1829; tenor and teacher. (3) Paul H. Jos., Ghent, April 21, 1861—Louvain, Nov. 4, 1920; pupil of the Ghent Cons.; 1891 won the Prix de Rome for composition and the Belgian Academie rst prize for a symphony; 1889, prof. of theory at (lii-k6k), (Alex.) Chas., Paris, June 3, 1832—Oct. 24, 1918; studied at the Cons., won rst prize for harm., and 2d prize for fugue; his first work, “Le Docteur Miracle,” in conjunction Leblanc (li-blan), Georgette, Rouen— Cannes, Oct. 26, 1941; pupil of Bax; début Op. Com., Paris, 1893, in la Monnaie, Bru els; then gave song ' recitals in costume with much effect. Leborne (lti-bécn), (1) Aimé Ambroise Simon, Bru els,.797-—FPazis, 1866; teacher and writer. (2) (or Le Borne), Fd., Charleroi, March 10, compositions. Lebégue (li-bég), Nicolas A., Laon, 1630—Paris, 1702; ct.-organist and composer. I. Biographical Dictionary of Musicians — M m