Henri Maréchal

Born in Paris, Maréchal studied music theory with Émile Chevé and Édouard Batiste and piano with Louis Chollet.

After the stay in the villa Medici in Rome associated with the prize, he made his debut as a composer in Paris with the "poème sacré" La Nativité (1875).

His first opera Les Amoureux de Catherine was performed for the hundredth time in 1889 and was given until 1920.

Maréchal's compositional style is often characterized by chromaticism, his musical expression simple, but dramatic and effective.

He also wrote music-critical articles for Le Figaro and published several volumes of Memories and in 1910 the Monographie universelle de l'Orphéon.