Rouget de Lisle
Americannoun
noun
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At the house of the Voiarts in Choisy-le-Roi, Rouget de Lisle died in 1836.
From Among the Great Masters of Music Scenes in the Lives of Famous Musicians by Rowlands, Walter
In this exalted moment it was vouchsafed him to sound a trumpet call, clear and far-echoing, as did Rouget de Lisle when, with soul aflame, he wrote the Marseillaise for France.
From The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812 The Chronicles of America Series, Volume 17 by Paine, Ralph Delahaye
Its author, Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, was born at Montaigu, Lous-le-Saulnier, in 1760.
From Among the Great Masters of Music Scenes in the Lives of Famous Musicians by Rowlands, Walter
Every evening he asked a number of the officers to sup with him, and one evening Rouget de Lisle was invited.
From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France by Parrott, James Edward
I don't think Rouget de Lisle, the librettist, better known as the poet and composer of the "Marseillaise," ought to have done this.
From Shakespeare and Music by Wilson, Christopher
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