Hector Salomon

Hector Salomon (29 May 1838, Strasbourg – 28 June 1906, Paris) was a French composer.

He was one of the Chefs du chant at the Paris Opera.

[1] Salomon received his musical training at the Imperial Conservatory of Paris from the age of 12.

He was a student of Augustin Savard in music theory, of Émile Jonas and Antoine François Marmontel in piano, of François Bazin in harmony, and of Fromental Halévy in composition.

In 1870, he became a state employee, being appointed second conductor of the Paris Opera Chorus.