David

(da-véd), (1) Félicien César, Cadenet, Vaucluse, April 13, 1810— St. Germain-en-Laye, Aug: 29, 1876; at 7 a pupil and chorister in the maitrise of Saint-Sauveur at Aix; c. hymns, motets, etc.; 1825-28 studied in the Jesuit college; but ran away to continue his music, and’became a t.- cond: in the theatre at Aix, and at 19 cond. at’ Saint-Sauveur; 1830 Paris Cons., under Bénoist (org.), Reber and Millot (harm:), Fétis (cpt. and fugue). 1831, his rich uncle: withdrew his allowance of 50 francs a month, and: he took up Saint-Simonism, composing hymns for this socialistic sect, which coming under ban of the law in 1833, he went with other members on a tour through Turkey, Egypt, etc.; he returned in 1835 with’ a fund of Oriental musical impre ions, sulting in an umnsucc. volume of ““Mélodies' Orient a les.”” He retired to:the country home of a friend and c. 2 symphonies, 24 string-quintets, etc. 1838 his first symphony was prod.; and 1844, his ode-symphonie “Le Désert” had a ‘‘delirious succ.’’; the oratorio, ‘‘Moise au Sinai,” 1846; a second symphonic-ode “‘Chris top he Colombe” and ‘“‘L’ Eden,” a “‘mystery” in 2 parts (Grand Opéra, 1848) had no succ.; his opera ‘‘La Perle du Brésil’’? (Th. Lyrique, 1851) is still popular; the opera “‘La Fin du Monde” was rejected by the Gr. Opéra, and put in rehearsal, but not produced, by the Th. Lyrique, and in 1859 produced at the Gr. Opéra as ‘‘ Herculaneum,’ the great state prize of 20,000 francs being awarded it in 1867; ‘‘Lalla Rookh” (1862) was a decided succ., but ‘‘ Le Saphir,” (1865) also at the Op. Com., failed, and he now abandoned dram. comp., withdrawing ‘“‘Za Captive.’ 1860, Academician and librarian of the Cons. Biog. by Azevedo (Paris, 1863). (2) Samuel, Paris, 1836— 1895; profe or, director and dram. composer. (3) Ad. Isaac, Nantes, 1842—Paris, 1897; dram. composer. (4) Ernst, Nancy, 1824—Paris, 1886; writer.