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[[Image:Charles Gounod.jpg|thumb|Charles Gounod]]
[[Image:Charles Gounod.jpg|thumb|Charles Gounod]]
'''Charles-François Gounod''' (Paris, France, 1818 - Saint-Coud, France, 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 Grand Prix de Rome for his cantata ''Ferdinand''.
'''Charles-François Gounod''' (Paris, France, 1818 - Saint-Coud, France, 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 Grand Prix de Rome for his cantata ''Ferdinand''.
He was a major influence on the French composers [[Georges Bizet]].[[Gabriel Faure]] and [[Jules Massenet]], and was admired by [[Maurice Ravel]].
== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Claude Debussy]]
*[[Claude Debussy]]
*[[Hector Berlioz]]
*[[Hector Berlioz]]
*[[Chopin]]
*[[Gabriel Faure]]
== External links ==
== External links ==