BEMBERG

bemberg, herman (1861- ), french musical composer, was born of french parents at buenos aires, and studied at the paris conservatoire, under massenet, whose influence, with that of gounod, is strongly marked in his music. as a composer he is known by numerous songs and pieces for the piano, as well as by his cantata _la mort de jeanne d'arc_ (1886), comic opera _le baiser de suzon_ (1888) and grand opera _elaine_ (produced at covent garden in 1892). among his songs the dramatic recitative _ballade du desespere_ is well known.