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E. Robert Schmitz

p, 1889-1949 FR
Musician / Composer of Classical
A.k.a. Elie Robert Schmitz

Elie Robert Schmitz (born February 8, 1889, Paris, France, d. September 5, 1949, San Francisco, California) was a Franco-American pianist and composer.Schmitz studied with Louis-Joseph Diémer at the Conservatoire de Paris where he won First Prize in Piano. He caught the attention of Camille Saint-Saëns and Vincent D'Indy while directing the Association Musicale Moderne et Artistique (later renamed L'Association de Concerts Schmitz), which gave the world premiere of Debussy's Première rhapsodie, Roussel's Evocations, Le Flem's Crépuscules d'amour, and Milhaud's Suite Symphonique. Schmitz lead the Association from 1912 until 1914.