French composer.

Son of the poet Jean Richepin, brother of the writer Jacques Richepin, and husband of Maria Sauze, Tiarko Richepin was born on March 9, 1884 in Paris (France).

On April 17, 1909 he premiered the opéra bouffe "Tell père, tells fils", with a libretto by Sacha Guitry, at the Théâtre Mévisto in the French capital. The music he composed for the three-act comedy "Le minaret", written by his brother Jacques, was a huge success when the work was performed at the Théâtre de la Renaissance in 1913. In February 1914, the Théâtre National de l'Opéra-Comique hosted the premiere of his "La petite marchande d'allumettes", a work in three acts with a libretto by Rosemonde Gérard and Maurice Rostand that was favourably reviewed in the magazine "Comœdia". However, his "Rapatipatoum", presented at the Théâtre Édouard VII in 1919, had a moderate success.

In the late 1920s, Richepin premiered the three-act operettas "Venise" (1927) at the Théâtre Marigny and "Le renard chez les poules" (1929) at the Théâtre Michel. His biggest hits of the 1930s were "La tulipe noire" (1932), presented at the Théâtre de la Gaîté Lyrique, and the operetta "Yana" (1937), which opened at the Théâtre du Châtelet.

In 1941, during the Nazi occupation, Richepin premiered his final work for the stage, "L'Auberge qui chante", at the Gaîté Lyrique. He composed many songs and wrote music for films like "Le chemineau" (1935) and "Les deux gosses" (1936), among others.

Richepin wrote to Manuel de Falla to inform him that, for health reasons, he would not be able to attend the performance of "El sombrero de tres picos", and took the occasion to express his admiration for "La vida breve" by the Cádiz master.

In 1919 he was awarded the Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur for his service in World War I. He passed away in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (France) on October 12, 1973, at the age of eighty-nine.

La Biblioteca Nacional de Francia (BNF) en París conserva la mayor parte de su producción musical.