Chanson du Pecheur
By Andries de Rosa
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Paris, March 1909 Words by St. Georges de Bouhélier
About Andries de Rosa
(04/04/1869 - 04/30/1943)
Born into a humble family, Andries de Rosa was trained to become a diamond worker. But as a young man he moved to Paris pursuing a career in music, which was no easy task. He was part of the left-wing literary circles and avant-garde of that time. He eventually settled in 1912 in Amsterdam, becoming involved in socialist movements. Later in life, composing was increasingly diminished by his many administrative functions; cultural education was of paramount importance to him. De Rosa and his family were murdered in 1943 in Sobibor.
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