Adolphe Adam
1803–1856 · 19th century · 1 melody
Adolphe Adam (1803–1856) was a composer from Paris, best known for the ballet Giselle. Melody you can play here: O Holy Night.
His Christmas song Minuit, chrétiens (1847), known in English as O Holy Night, is sung all over the world. He wrote dozens of operas and taught composition at the Paris Conservatoire.