Gounod Flashcards
1
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full name
A
Charles Gounod
2
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born/died
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1818-1893
3
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country, time period, career
A
French Romantic composer; was also a writer and music critic
4
Q
instruments played
A
piano, organ, guitar
5
Q
musical influences
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influenced by works of Palestrina, Bach, Schumann, and Berlioz
was the teacher of Georges Bizet
6
Q
fame/legacy
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known for his religious works, his opera Faust, and for his melody that goes with Bach’s “Prelude in C Major” - the Bach/Gounod version of “Ave Maria”
7
Q
cause of death
A
stroke
8
Q
Who played the organ at his funeral?
A
Camille Saint-Saëns
