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Camille Saint-Saëns

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Born in:Parijs,
France
Year of Birth:1835
Year of death:1921

Biography

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Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (, , ;) specifically mentioned in a review in 1844, the pronunciation with S is now very common in French, even among radio announcers. Saint-Saëns himself explained that he wanted his name to be pronounced like that of the town Saint-Saëns, which was pronounced without S at the end until about 1940–1950, as explained by Claude Fournier in his history of the town. The diaeresis on the e dates from a time when the e was not silent,... more

Also known as

  • Saint Saens
  • Saint-Saëns
  • C. Saint-Saëns
  • Camile Saint-Saëns
  • Camille Saint Saens
  • Camille Saint-Sa¤ens
  • Camille Saint-Saënss
  • Camille St-Saëns
  • Charles Camille Saint-Saëns
  • Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns
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