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Duparc

British  
/ dypark /

noun

  1. Henri (ɑ̃ri), full name Marie Eugène Henri Fouques Duparc. 1848–1933, French composer of songs noted for their sad brooding quality

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A pair of Henri Duparc chansons sounded too loud in the small Board of Officers room, but for Lili Boulanger’s “Clairières dans le ciel” Mr. Pati found a conversational intimacy rare in big lyric-tenor voices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 1, 2025

The people of Guinea themselves have got precisely nothing - and the iron ore deposits, described by Agathe Duparc as "fabulous" resources, lie untouched, the Simandou region undeveloped and lacking in investment.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2021

In addition, a concert presents songs to poems by Baudelaire by Debussy, Faure, Duparc and other composers.

From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2016

The program features German Romantic lieder, including several by Clara Schumann, as well as songs by the great French proponents of the genre — Fauré, Debussy, Duparc and Poulenc.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2014

When inviting Duparc to Dresden, Augustus did not tell her that he was the King; he was travelling then under the name of Count Torgau.

From The Countess Cosel A Romance of History of the Times of Augustus the Strong by Kraszewski, Jo?zef Ignacy