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Charles Gounod

Born

in Paris, France

June 17, 1818

Died

October 18, 1893

Website

http://www.charles-gounod.com/vi/index.htm

Genre

Classical Music, Opera, Scared Music, Symphonies,

Influences

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, William Shakespea ...more

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Biography taken from "The Oxford Companion to Music" ed. Percy A. Scholes (4th ed. 1941)

He inherited music from his mother, who was a fine pianist, worked at the Paris Conservatory, and won the Rome Prize. (Prix de Rome) At Rome he studied church music with particular interest, especially from the sixteenth century.

On his return to Paris, he became an organist and studied with a view to the priesthood, which, however, he never entered. His "Solemn Mass" which (or part of which) had its earliest performance in London, in 1851, first brought him the publicity. He was then thirty-four.

A few months laters the opera "Sappho" was produced in Paris. The work which was to bring him real fame was of course, "Faust", which appeared eight years later ...more

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	Romeo and Julet 3.80 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 1967 — 154 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Faust in Full Score 3.95 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1859 — 238 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mémoires d'un artiste 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1896 — 77 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Faust (Margarethe): Die Opern der Welt by Charles Gounod, Jules Barbier (Libretto), Johann Wolfgang von Goethe really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Messe Solennelle De Sainte Cecile: Vocal Score (New Novello Choral Editions) by Charles Gounod (Composer), Michael Pilkington (Editor) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1985 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mozart's Don Giovanni 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1970 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1970 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ave Maria - Cello by Charles Gounod, Johann Sebastian Bach, SMN Archive Collection liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1995 — 71 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La Reine De Saba: Grand Opéra En Quatre Actes De Jules Barbier Et Michel Carré ; Musique De Ch. Gounod ; Partition Chant Et Piano ; Arr. Par Georges Bizet by Charles Gounod, Jules Barbier (Creator), Michel Carré (Creator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cinq Mars, "Nuit resplendissante" really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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