Alix Fournier
Emile-Eugène-Alix Fournier (born October 11, 1864 in Paris , † September 12, 1897 in Joinville-le-Pont ) was a French composer.
Fournier attended the music school of Louis Niedermeyer and then studied at the Conservatoire de Paris organ with César Franck , composition with Léo Delibes and harmony with Théodore Dubois . He participated several times in the competition for the Prix de Rome and in 1891 won the First Second Grand Prix with the cantata L'Interdit .
He composed a number of songs and the opera Stratonice based on a poem by Louis Gallet , which was premiered in 1892 at the Académie nacionale de musique .
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| SURNAME | Fournier, Alix |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fournier, Emile-Eugène-Alix |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 11, 1864 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 12, 1897 |
| Place of death | Joinville-le-Pont |