Biography
Marie Grandval (1830-1907) was a French composer. She composed extensively, including nine operas and many choral and orchestral works, sometimes published under various pen names. Her friends were well-known composers and other musicians of the time, many of whom were dedicatees of her works, including her teacher Saint-Saens. A copy of her Messe in the Library of Congress, Washington is inscribed to Bizet.
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