Reynaldo Hahn

Born: 1874
Died: 1947
Education: self-taught
Career: composer

Reynaldo Hahn (August 9, 1874 – January 28, 1947) was a Venezuelan, naturalised French, composer, conductor, music critic and diarist. Best known as a composer of songs, he wrote in the French classical tradition of the mélodie. The fine craftsmanship, remarkable beauty,[1] and originality of his works capture the insouciance of la belle époque.