Henri Hirschmann
Introduction


**Henri Hirschmann**, real name **Henri Herblay** (30 April 1872 – 3 November 1961\), was a French composer of light music.

Originally a student of [André Gedalge](/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Gedalge "André Gedalge") at the [Conservatoire de Paris](/wiki/Conservatoire_de_Paris "Conservatoire de Paris"), he studied under [Jules Massenet](/wiki/Jules_Massenet "Jules Massenet") for two years. His best known work is *La Petite Bohème*, from the novel *[Scènes de la vie de bohème](/wiki/Sc%C3%A8nes_de_la_vie_de_boh%C3%A8me "Scènes de la vie de bohème")* by [Henri Murger](/wiki/Henri_Murger "Henri Murger"), which premiered 19 January 1905 at the [Théâtre des Variétés](/wiki/Th%C3%A9%C3%A2tre_des_Vari%C3%A9t%C3%A9s "Théâtre des Variétés") in Paris.

In [1893](/wiki/1893_in_music "1893 in music") he was awarded the [Prix Rossini](/wiki/Prix_Rossini "Prix Rossini") by the French [Académie des Beaux\-Arts](/wiki/Acad%C3%A9mie_des_Beaux-Arts "Académie des Beaux-Arts").


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