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| − | '''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 | + | '''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). In 1839, Gounod won the Prix de Rome for his cantata Ferdinand. |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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*[http://www.classiccat.net/gounod_c/biography.htm Charles Gounod] | *[http://www.classiccat.net/gounod_c/biography.htm Charles Gounod] | ||
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE74-G_o6DY Performance of Ave Maria] | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE74-G_o6DY Performance of Ave Maria] | ||
| − | + | *[http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Lib/Gounod-Charles.htm Charles Gounod (Composer, Arranger)] | |
[[Category:Composers|Gounod, Charles]] | [[Category:Composers|Gounod, Charles]] | ||
Revision as of 11:25, 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). In 1839, Gounod won the Prix de Rome for his cantata Ferdinand.