Ferdinand Barlow
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Ferdinand Frédéric "Fred" Barlow (2 October 1881 – 3 January 1951) was a 20th-century French classical composer.
Born
2 October 1881
Ferdinand Frédéric Barlow
2 October 1881
Died3 January 1951 (aged 69)
OccupationComposer
Fred Barlow started music at age 28[1] and studied with Charles Koechlin in Paris.
In 1926, he joined the Quakers, an engagement which had influence on his music.[2]
Selected works
- Sylvie ou Le Double Amour, opéra comique, libretto by Pierre Bettin after Gérard de Nerval, created in 1923 in Paris
- Mam'zelle Prud'homme, operetta, libretto by C. Bével, created in 1932 in Monte-Carlo
- La Grande Jatte, ballet, accepted at the Opera in 1939 and created during the sommer 1950.
