Cherubini, Luigi-Carlo-Zanobi-Salvatore-Maria (14 September 1760, Florence; 15 March 1842, Paris), composer, called Cherubin in French, had written an imposing array of religious music by the time that he was 16, and the grand duke of Tuscany was impressed enough by his accomplishments to finance the continuation of his studies under Giuseppe Sarti in Venice. Cherubini wrote in a religious vein until 1780, when he composed his first opera. He was then invited to London, and he returned to the…