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<includeonly>'''César Franck''' (1822-1890), [[Belgium|Belgian]] born [[France|French]] [[composer]], organist and teacher, is a much more influential figure in French music than his few works still performed today would indicate.

'''César Franck''' (1822-1890), [[Belgium|Belgian]] born [[France|French]] [[composer]], organist and teacher, is a much more influential figure in French music than his few works still performed today would indicate.

He was a devout man who spent most of his life playing the organ in various churches and where his skills as an improviser were legendary. Much of his musical output is sacred or is organ music designed to be played within a sacred context. He wrote [[oratorio]]s, [[motet]]s, [[mass (music)|mass]]es and various other sacred pieces. Even the secular works using large symphonic forces that are popular today  - ''“[[Cesar Franck: Symphony in D minor|Symphony in D Minor]]”'', ''“Symphonic Variations”'', the symphonic poem, ''“Psyche”'', have a frequent sense of personal spirituality in them, and are at times [[rhapsody|rhapsodic]].  

He was a devout man who spent most of his life playing the organ in various churches and where his skills as an improviser were legendary. Much of his musical output is sacred or is organ music designed to be played within a sacred context. He wrote [[oratorio]]s, [[motet]]s, [[mass (music)|mass]]es and various other sacred pieces. Even the secular works using large symphonic forces that are popular today  - ''“[[Cesar Franck: Symphony in D minor|Symphony in D Minor]]”'', ''“Symphonic Variations”'', the symphonic poem, ''“Psyche”'', have a frequent sense of personal spirituality in them, and are at times [[rhapsody|rhapsodic]].