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LAMBERT, JR.: Lucien-Leon Guillaume

Born in Paris, 1858  
Died in 1945 

  • Lambert Jr. (or Lambert fils) was the son of Louisiana-born composer of Creole descent, Charles Lucien Lambert Sr. (c. 1828 – 1896).  
  • Lambert Jr. was a pianist as well as a composer. His teachers included his father, Theodore Dubois and Jules Massenet. 
  • Lambert Jr. Spent the first portion of his career in Paris, composing piano music, orchestral music and a Requiem, among other works. He spent the latter part of his career in Portugal, employed as a pianist for the Portugese royal court.1
  • Lambert Jr. made several wax cylinder recordings in 1905; as such, he is thought to be the first classical musician of African descent to appear in music recordings.2

Biography from AfriClassical 

Sources

  1. Lester Sullivan, liner notes to Lambert Sr. / Lamber Jr: Ouverture de Broceliande / Bresiliana / L’Amazone, Hot Springs Music Festival Symphony Orchestra, Richard Rosenberg, Naxos 8.559037, CD, 2000.
  2. William J. Zick, “Lucien-Leon Guillaume Lambert, Jr.  (1858-1945),” AfriClassical (January 23, 2021), accessed June 8, 2021, http://chevalierdesaintgeorges.homestead.com/lambertjr.html.

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