Hector Berlioz who was 38 at the time of Chabrier's birth. Gounod, Franck, and Lalo had not produced any major works. Life Born Alexis Emmanuel Chabrier on 18 January 1841 during the reign of Louis-Phillipe. Family was well-established in the Livradois region of Auvergne in central France for more than a hundred years.
Dance is also an important aspect of cultural life within the region.
The majority of his ancestors were associated with law, commerce, or the church. The family moved to Paris in 1857. At sixteen Chabrier began his first compositions which consist mostly of quadrilles, waltzes, polkas, and were assigned picturesque titles like La Chute des feuilles and L'Echo du verger . Chabrier studied at the Lycee St. Loius for four years to earn his law degree. In 1869, at age 28, Chabrier's parents died.