Ernest Chausson Sheet Music
- Born: 20th January 1855
- Died: 10th June 1899
- Birthplace: Paris, France
Ernest Chausson was a French romantic composer who died just as his career was beginning to flourish. Ernest Chausson was born in Paris into a prosperous bourgeois family. His father made his fortune assisting Baron Haussmann in the redevelopment of Paris in the 1850s. To please his father, Chausson studied law and was appointed a barrister for the Court of Appeals; but in truth, he had little or no interest in the law. He frequented the Paris salons, where he met celebrities such as Henri Fantin-Latour, Odilon Redon, and Vincent d'Indy. Before definitively deciding on his career, he dabbled in writing and drawing.