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Jean Martinon

French conductor and composer (1910–1976)

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Born
January 11, 1910
Died
March 1, 1976
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1910

About Jean Martinon

Jean Francisque-Étienne Martinon (also known as Jean Martinon (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ maʁtinɔ̃]); 10 January 1910 – 1 March 1976) was a French conductor and composer. On Martinon's first visit to Dublin in March 1946, his interpretation of Claude Debussy's La Mer (the Irish premiere of the work) was described as ‘a musical event of real importance’. Martinon was diagnosed with bone cancer not long after he guest-conducted the San Francisco Symphony in its first complete performances of Deryck Cooke's completion of Gustav Mahler's tenth symphony. Jean Francisque-Étienne Martinon (also known as Jean Martinon (French pronunciation: ); 10 January 1910 – 1 March 1976) was a French conductor and composer. Sérénade, (1946) Jean Martinon at AllMusic Jean Martinon's Papers at the Northwestern University Music Library website.

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Jean Martinon timeline

  1. Jean Francisque-Étienne Martinon (also known as Jean Martinon (French pronunciation: ); 10 January 1910 – 1 March 1976) was a French conductor and composer.
  2. On Martinon's first visit to Dublin in March 1946, his interpretation of Claude Debussy's La Mer (the Irish premiere of the work) was described as ‘a musical event of real importance’.
  3. Sérénade, (1946) Jean Martinon at AllMusic Jean Martinon's Papers at the Northwestern University Music Library website.

The world when Jean Martinon was born

Jean Martinon was born in 1910. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1910

  • Best-selling book"The Rosary" – Florence L. Barclay

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJack Johnson defends heavyweight title, sparking nationwide debate
  • Top headlineBoy Scouts of America founded
  • Technology milestoneFirst neon lighting demonstrated in Paris
  • World population~1.7B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population92.2M

1910 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jean Martinon's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19102026
Average home$3,395$435,000
Average income$574$67,500
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population92.2M341 million

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