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Charles Gounod in 1859, the year of the premiere of Faust.
Charles Gounod in 1859, the year of the premiere of Faust.

Charles-François Gounod (June 17[1], 1818 – October 18[2], 1893) was a French composer, best known for his Ave Maria as well as his operas Faust and Roméo et Juliette. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance "Ave Maria" is a popular and much recorded Mélodie. It was composed by Charles Gounod in 1859 during the romantic era based on the harmony and texture Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto Faust is an opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré from Carré's play Roméo et Juliette ( Romeo and Juliet) is an Opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules

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Biography

Gounod was born in Paris, the son of a pianist mother and a draftsman father. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city His mother was his first piano teacher. Under her tutelage, Gounod first showed his musical talents. He entered the Paris Conservatoire where he studied under Fromental Halévy. The Conservatoire de Paris is an institution of higher education that has played an important role in the development of Music in France and Western Europe Jacques-François-Fromental-Élie Halévy ( May 27, 1799 - March 17, 1862) (usually known as Fromental Halévy was a French composer

Caricature from Punch, 1882.
Caricature from Punch, 1882. Punch was a British weekly Magazine of Humour and Satire published from 1841 to 1992 and from 1996 to 2002

He won the Prix de Rome in 1839 for his cantata Ferdinand. This article concerns the French government prize For similarly named prizes aimed at other countries' nationals see Prix de Rome (disambiguation. A cantata (derived from the Italian word 'cantare' meaning 'to sing' is a vocal composition with an instrumental Accompaniment and often

He subsequently went to Italy where he studied the music of Palestrina. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (between 3 February 1525 and 2 February 1526 - 2 February 1594 was an Italian Composer of the Renaissance. He concentrated on religious music of the sixteenth century.

Gounod eventually returned to Paris and composed the "Messe Solennelle", also known as the "Saint Cecilia Mass". This work was first performed in London during 1851 and began his reputation as a noteworthy composer.

He wrote two symphonies in 1855. His Symphony No. 1 in D major was the inspiration for the Symphony No. 1 in C, composed later that same year by Georges Bizet, who was then Gounod's 17 year old student. Georges Bizet (25 October 1838 – 3 June 1875 was a French Composer and Pianist of the Romantic era Despite their charm and brilliance, Gounod's symphonies are seldom performed. One of the few recordings of the symphonies was one made by Sir Neville Marriner with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields for Philips Records. Sir Neville Marriner (born April 15, 1924) is an English conductor and Violinist. The Academy of St Martin in the Fields is an English chamber Orchestra. Philips Records is a Record label that was founded by Dutch electronics giant Philips.

Gounod wrote his first opera, Sapho, in 1851, but had no great success until Faust (1859), based on the play by Goethe. Faust is an opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré from Carré's play Faust The First Part of the Tragedy is the first part of Goethe's Faust. ˈjoːhan ˈvɔlfgaŋ fɔn ˈgøːtə (in English generally ˈgɝːtə 28 August 1749 22 March 1832 was a German writer This remains his best-known work. The romantic and highly melodious Roméo et Juliette (based on the Shakespeare play), premiered in 1867, is also performed and recorded regularly. Roméo et Juliette ( Romeo and Juliet) is an Opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules William Shakespeare ( baptised Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the The charming and highly individual Mireille of 1864 is admired by connoisseurs. Mireille is an Opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Michel Carré after Frédéric Mistral 's poem

There is some controversy surrounding "Faust". Many critics believed it was a far advancement over Gounod's prior works. One critic stated his doubt that Gounod composed it, which prompted Gounod to challenge the critic to a duel. The critic withdrew his statement.

From 1870 to 1875 Gounod lived in England, becoming the first conductor of what is now the Royal Choral Society. Royal Choral Society is a choral group based in London, England. Much of Gounod's music from this time is vocal or choral in nature.

Fanny Mendelssohn introduced the keyboard music of J.S. Bach to Gounod, who came to worship the composer as a god. Fanny Cäcilie Mendelssohn ( November 14, 1805 &ndash May 14, 1847) later Fanny Hensel, was a German Pianist WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section.2 This article is written in British English including maximised use of "-ise" For him, The Well-Tempered Clavier was "the law to pianoforte study . The Well-Tempered Clavier ( Das Wohltemperirte Clavier in the original old German spelling BWV 846–893 is a collection of solo keyboard music composed by . . the unquestioned textbook of musical composition".

Later in his life, Gounod returned to his early religious impulses, writing much religious music. A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos These included an improvisation of a melody over the C major Prelude (BWV 846) from The Well-Tempered Clavier, to which Gounod set the words of Ave Maria, a setting that became world-famous. [3]. He also wrote Inno e Marcia Pontificale, now the official national anthem of the Vatican City. Marche Pontificale (Papal March is the name of an instrumental piece of music composed by Charles Gounod (1818-1893 for the celebration on 11 April A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history traditions and struggles of its people recognized either by a nation's Vatican City, officially the State of the Vatican City (Stato della Città del Vaticano is a Landlocked sovereign City-state whose territory

He died in 1893 in Saint-Cloud, France, as he put the finishing touches to a requiem "Le Grand Requiem" inspired by the death of his grandson, a major work which he was never to hear performed. Saint-Cloud is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France.

One of his short pieces, Funeral March for a Marionette, became well known as the theme to Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an Anthology Television series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock.

Compositions

Charles Gounod.
Charles Gounod.

Operas

Oratorios

Charles Gounod's burial site (Auteuil, Paris, France)
Charles Gounod's burial site (Auteuil, Paris, France)

Symphonies

Chamber music

Instrumental

Sources

References

  1. ^ Baker's 7th ed. ; also Template:Groveonline
  2. ^ ibid, James Harding's Gounod (Stein & Day, 1973) gives October 17 as does [1]
  3. ^ [2]
  4. ^ Steinberg, Michael (2008). Program Notes for a Performance of Bizet's Symphony. San Francisco Symphony. Retrieved on 2008-04-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
  5. ^ Richard K. Fitzgerald (July 25, 2006). Gounod’s "Roméo et Juliette" at Wolf Trap.

External links

The Werner Icking Music Archive, often abbreviated WIMA, is a web archive of Public domain Sheet music. The International Music Score Library Project ( IMSLP) is a project for the creation of a virtual library of Public domain music scores, based on the
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