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| − | '''Charles Gounod''' (1818 - 1893) was a [[French]] composer . | + | '''Charles Gounod''' (1818 - 1893) was a [[French]] composer, best known for his Ave Maria as well as his operas Faust (based on the play by [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]]) and Roméo et Juliette (based on the [[William Shakespeare]] play). Gounod won the Prix de Rome in 1839 for his cantata Ferdinand. |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 11:22, September 26, 2008
Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893) was a French composer, best known for his Ave Maria as well as his operas Faust (based on the play by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) and Roméo et Juliette (based on the William Shakespeare play). Gounod won the Prix de Rome in 1839 for his cantata Ferdinand.