1. Alain, Jehan Ariste
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

Composer Alain, Jehan Ariste Life Jehan Ariste Alain was born into a family of organists on February 3rd, 1911 in St-Germain-en-Laye, a suburb in west Paris. His father Albert, was a composer, ...

2. Arban, Jean-Baptiste
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

Composer Arban, Jean-Baptiste Life Born Lyons, 28 Feb 1825, died Paris, 9 Apr 1889, French conductor, pedagogue and cornet player. After leaving the Paris Conservatoire in 1845, he played in salon ...

3. Boulez, Pierre
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

... such intense, disruptive works as his first two piano sonatas (1946, 1948) and Livre pour quatuor for string quartet (1949). The violence of his  ...

4. Charpentier, Marc Antoine
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

... master at their St. Louis church and later at the Sainte-Chappelle. Works In particular the Messe de Minuit pour Noël and the second of Charpentier's Te Deum settings, impressively scored for forces ...

5. Duvernoy, Frédéric Nicolas
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

... compositions are chiefly for his own instrument and include concertos and chamber music, in addition to an important Méthode pour le cor (Method for the Horn). He also wrote studies for piano and for other ...

6. Marais, Marin
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

Composer Marais, Marin (1656 - 1728) Life During the period when the French viol school led all of Europe in viol virtuosi (1675-1770), Marin Marais (b. Paris, 31 May 1656, d Paris, 15 August 1728) ...

7. Martin, Frank
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

... two operas, a version of Shakespeare's "The Tempest" (Der Sturm) and of Molière's "Monsieur de Pourceaugnac". Ballets include Das Märchen vom Aschenbrödel (The Story of Cinderella) and there is what is ...

8. Messiaen, Olivier
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

Composer Messiaen, Olivier (1908-1992) Image Life He studied at the Paris Conservatoire (1919-30) with Dukas, Emmanuel and Dupré, and taught there (1941-78) while also serving as organist ...

9. Ravel, Maurice
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

Composer Ravel, Maurice (1875 - 1937) Image Life Generally considered the greatest French composer since Debussy, Ravel combined skill in orchestration with meticulous technical command of ...

10. Rouget de Lisle, Claude-Joseph
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

... in 1791, he became popular as a poet, violinist and singer. His "Chant de guerre pour l'armée du Rhin" (1792), later known as the "Marseillaise", became an official national song in 1795 and the French ...

11. Sor, Fernando
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

... performer, teacher and composer. Works Sor published a quantity of music for guitar, some of it pedagogical in purpose and some of it for concert performance. His Méthode pour la guitarre, published ...

12. Varèse, Edgar
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

Composer Varèse, Edgar (1883-1965) Image Life He studied with d'Indy at the Schola Cantorum (1903-5) and Widor at the Paris Conservatoire (1905-7), then moved to Berlin, where he met Richard ...

13. Titelouze, Jehan
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

... "Hymnes d'Eglise pour toucher sur l'orgue, avec les fugues et recherches sur leur plain-chant" (1623) and "Magnificat ou Cantique de la Vierge, pour toucher sur l'orgue suivant les huit tons de l'Eglise" ...

14. Boulez, Pierre (Best Works)
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... ...explosante fixe...for various forces Messagesquisse for solo cello and six other cellos Polyphonie X for 18 instruments Livre pour cordes for strings  ...

15. Beethoven, Ludwig van (Complete Catalogue)
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Composer Beethoven, Ludwig van (Complete Catalogue) Catalogue CATALOGUE DE L’OUVRES DE L. van BEETHOVEN Op/n. Annèe Ouvre 01-1 1794/5   Trio, en mi bémol majeur, pour piano, violon et violoncelle ...

16. Chausson, Ernest (Best Works)
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Composer Chausson, Ernest (Best Works) Catalogue   Operas and Stage Music Les Caprices de Marianne, comédie lyrique (1882-1884) Le Roi Arthus (1892-1896) La Légende de sainte Cécile (1891)   Orchestral ...

17. Couperin, Francois (Best Works)
(Type: Catalogo | Section: Catalogues)

Composer Couperin, Francois (Best Works) Catalogue Organ Music organ-book: "Pièces d'orgue consistantes en deux messes, l'une à l'usage ordinaire des paroisses, l'autre propre pour les couvents ...

18. Chopin, Frèdèric (Complete Catalogue)
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Composer Chopin, Frèdèric (Complete Catalogue) Catalogue   CATALOGUE DES L’OUVRES DE F. CHOPIN       Opus Année Titre   1 1825                 Rondo, en do mineur, pour piano 2 1827                 Variations, ...

19. Cui, Cèsar (Complete Catalogue)
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Composer Cui, Cèsar (Complete Catalogue) Catalogue  Operas                   (all without Opus Number) W. 1 Zamok Nejgauzen (sketches) = Neuhausen Castle; Comp: 1856 (ca.) Kavkazskij plennik : ...

20. Debussy, Claude (Complete Catalogue)
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... mélodie pour voix et piano; Texte: Alfred de Musset: Contes d'Espagne et d'Italie L 2 1879   Madrid: Madrid, princesse des Espagnes; mélodie pour voix et piano; Texte: Alfred de Musset: Contes d'Espagne ...