Alexis-Emmanuel Chabrier 

18 January 1841 – 13 September 1894)

was a French Romantic composer and pianist.

Although known primarily for two of his orchestral works, España and Joyeuse marche, Chabrier left a corpus of operas (including L'étoile), songs, and piano music, but no symphonies, concertos, quartets, sonatas, or religious or liturgical music.