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. He emigrated to the United States around 1815 with his father Peter Gilles Sr. and his brother, Henri Noël Gilles. Peter Gilles was a

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List of works

*La bergère d'elaissêe

References

1776 births 1839 deaths American male composers American composers French emigrants to the United States {{US-composer-stub