Chaminade, Cécile Louise Stéphanie

Chaminade, Cécile Louise Stéphanie, 1857-1944, French composer and pianist. She was a popular concert pianist and wrote many graceful, romantic piano pieces and songs. Among her more ambitious compositions are a lyric symphony, Les Amazones, and a ballet, Callirhoé (both 1888), which includes Scarf Dance.

Cécile may refer to:

• Cécile de Maron, a fictional character on the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe
• Louis-Pierre Cécile (born 1905), Ontario lawyer and political figure

People with the given name Cécile:

• Cécile Aubry (born 1928), retired French film actress and television screenwriter and director
• Cécile Brunschvicg (1877-1946), French feminist politician
• Cécile Bruyère (1845-1909), Benedictine nun
• Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944), French composer and pianist
• Cécile de France (born 1975), Belgian actress
• Cécile Guillame (1933-2004), French engraver
• Cécile Manorohanta (21st century), Malagasy politician
• Cécile Ousset (born 1936), French pianist
• Cécile Paoli (21st century), French actress
• Cécile Rigaux (born 1969), French beach volleyball player
• Cécile Schott (21st century), French musician
• Cécile Vogt-Mugnier (1875-1962), French neurologist
• Princess Marie Cécile of Prussia (born 1942), first wife of Duke Friedrich August of Oldenburg

See also

• Cecile
• Sainte-Cécile