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	French composer and teacher (b. 5 August 1811 in Metz; d. 12 February 1896 in [[Paris]]), born '''''Charles Louis Ambroise Thomas'''''.		French composer and teacher (b. 5 August 1811 {{NS}} in Metz; d. 12 February 1896 {{NS}} in [[Paris]]), born '''''Charles Louis Ambroise Thomas'''''.

	The son of two music teachers, Ambroise exhibited a talent for the violin and piano by the age of ten, and in 1828 he enrolled at the [[Paris]] Conservatory, studying composition with Jean-François Le Sueur (1760–1837) and piano with Friedrich Kalkbrenner (1785–1849). In 1832, he won the ''Prix de Rome'' with his cantata ''Herman et Ketty'', and during his ensuing three-year stay in [[Rome]] his compositions impressed [[Hector Berlioz]].		The son of two music teachers, Ambroise exhibited a talent for the violin and piano by the age of ten, and in 1828 he enrolled at the [[Paris]] Conservatory, studying composition with Jean-François Le Sueur (1760–1837) and piano with Friedrich Kalkbrenner (1785–1849). In 1832, he won the ''Prix de Rome'' with his cantata ''Herman et Ketty'', and during his ensuing three-year stay in [[Rome]] his compositions impressed [[Hector Berlioz]].
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	* [[wikipedia:Ambroise_Thomas\|Wikipedia]]		* [[wikipedia:Ambroise_Thomas\|Wikipedia]]
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	* '''[[Letter 4136a]]''' – 4/16 June 1890, from [[Frolovskoye]]		* '''[[Letter 4136a]]''' – 4/16 June 1890, from [[Frolovskoye]]

	One letter from Ambroise Thomas to Tchaikovsky, dating from 1890, is preserved in the ~~Russian State Archive of Literature and Art~~ in [[Moscow]].		One letter from Ambroise Thomas to Tchaikovsky, dating from 1890, is preserved in the {{RUS-Mcl}} in [[Moscow]].

	==External Links==		==External Links==

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	French composer and teacher (b. 5 August 1811 in Metz; d. 12 February 1896 in [[Paris]]), born '''''Charles Louis Ambroise Thomas'''''.		French composer and teacher (b. 5 August 1811 in Metz; d. 12 February 1896 in [[Paris]]), born '''''Charles Louis Ambroise Thomas'''''.

	The son of two music teachers, Ambroise exhibited a talent for the violin and piano by the age of ten, and in 1828 he enrolled at the [[Paris]] Conservatory, studying composition with Jean-François Le Sueur (1760–1837) and piano with Friedrich Kalkbrenner (1785–1849). In 1832 he won the ''Prix de Rome'' with his cantata ''Herman et Ketty'', and during his ensuing three-year stay in [[Rome]] his compositions impressed [[Hector Berlioz]].		The son of two music teachers, Ambroise exhibited a talent for the violin and piano by the age of ten, and in 1828 he enrolled at the [[Paris]] Conservatory, studying composition with Jean-François Le Sueur (1760–1837) and piano with Friedrich Kalkbrenner (1785–1849). In 1832, he won the ''Prix de Rome'' with his cantata ''Herman et Ketty'', and during his ensuing three-year stay in [[Rome]] his compositions impressed [[Hector Berlioz]].

	In 1856 he became a professor at the [[Paris]] Conservatory, and in 1871 he succeeded [[Daniel-François-Esprit Auber]] as director of the institution, remaining in the post for a quarter-of-a-century until his death. As a composer, Thomas is best remembered for his operas ''Mignon ''(1866) and ''Hamlet ''(1868), and Tchaikovsky was extremely critical of the latter in an 1872 music review article (see [[TH 272]]).		In 1856, he became a professor at the [[Paris]] Conservatory, and in 1871 he succeeded [[Daniel-François-Esprit Auber]] as director of the institution, remaining in the post for a quarter-of-a-century until his death. As a composer, Thomas is best remembered for his operas ''Mignon ''(1866) and ''Hamlet ''(1868), and Tchaikovsky was extremely critical of the latter in an 1872 music review article (see [[TH 272]]).

	==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==		==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==

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{{picture|file=Ambroise Thomas.jpg|caption='''Ambroise Thomas''' (1811-1896)}}
French composer and teacher (b. 5 August 1811 in Metz; d. 12 February 1896 in [[Paris]]), born '''''Charles Louis Ambroise Thomas'''''.

The son of two music teachers, Ambroise exhibited a talent for the violin and piano by the age of ten, and in 1828 he enrolled at the [[Paris]] Conservatory, studying composition with Jean-François Le Sueur (1760–1837) and piano with Friedrich Kalkbrenner (1785–1849). In 1832 he won the ''Prix de Rome'' with his cantata ''Herman et Ketty'', and during his ensuing three-year stay in [[Rome]] his compositions impressed [[Hector Berlioz]].

In 1856 he became a professor at the [[Paris]] Conservatory, and in 1871 he succeeded [[Daniel-François-Esprit Auber]] as director of the institution, remaining in the post for a quarter-of-a-century until his death. As a composer, Thomas is best remembered for his operas ''Mignon ''(1866) and ''Hamlet ''(1868), and Tchaikovsky was extremely critical of the latter in an 1872 music review article (see [[TH 272]]).

==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==
3 letters from Tchaikovsky to Ambroise Thomas have survived, dating from 1889 to 1890, all of which have been translated into English on this website:
* '''[[Letter 3935a]]''' – 13/25 September 1889, from [[Moscow]]
* '''[[Letter 4030]]''' – 10/22 February 1890, from [[Florence]]
* '''[[Letter 4136a]]''' – 4/16 June 1890, from [[Frolovskoye]]

One letter from Ambroise Thomas to Tchaikovsky, dating from 1890, is preserved in the Russian State Archive of Literature and Art in [[Moscow]].

==External Links==
* [[wikipedia:Ambroise_Thomas|Wikipedia]]
* {{IMSLP|Thomas,_Ambroise}}

[[Category:People|Thomas, Ambroise]]
[[Category:Composers|Thomas, Ambroise]]
[[Category:Correspondents|Thomas, Ambroise]]