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Albert Giraud
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Albert Giraud (1890)
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Emile Albert Kayenbergh
23 June 1860 |
| Died | 26 December 1929 (aged 69) |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Occupation | poet |
Albert Giraud (born Emile Albert Kayenbergh) was a famous Belgian poet. He wrote his poems in French. He is best known for his collection of poems called Pierrot lunaire: Rondels bergamasques. These poems later inspired famous music.
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About Albert Giraud
Albert Giraud was born on June 23, 1860, in a city called Leuven in Belgium. He went to the University of Leuven to study law. However, he decided to leave university before finishing his degree.
Instead of law, Albert Giraud chose to become a journalist and a poet. He loved writing and expressing himself through words.
Joining a Writers' Group
In 1885, Albert Giraud joined a special group of young Belgian writers. This group was called La Jeune Belgique, which means "Young Belgium." They often met at a place called Café Sésino in Brussels. This group helped shape his writing style.
Later in his life, Giraud worked as the main librarian for the Belgian government. He worked at the Ministry of the Interior.
His Poetic Style
Albert Giraud was a Symbolist poet. This means he used symbols and images in his poems to suggest ideas and feelings, rather than stating them directly. His poems often had a dream-like quality.
One of his most famous works is Pierrot lunaire: Rondels bergamasques, which he published in 1884. This collection of poems was about a character named Pierrot. Pierrot is a sad clown from an old Italian theater style called commedia dell'arte.
Another important work by Giraud was La Guirlande des Dieux, published in 1910.
Giraud's Poems in Music
Albert Giraud's poems became very famous. A composer named Arnold Schönberg used some of Giraud's Pierrot Lunaire poems to create new music. These poems were first translated into German by Otto Erich Hartleben. Schönberg's music was very new and different for its time.
Other composers, like Joseph Marx, also used Hartleben's translations of Giraud's poems in their songs. This shows how much Giraud's writing inspired other artists.
Main Works
Here are some of Albert Giraud's important books of poetry:
- Pierrot lunaire: Rondels bergamasques (1884) - His most famous collection, featuring the character Pierrot.
- Hors du Siècle (poems written between 1885 and 1897) - A collection of poems from a longer period.
- Le concert dans la musée (1921) - Another collection of his poems.
- Le Miroir caché (sonnets) (1921) - A book of sonnets, which are special 14-line poems.
