Gallia charles gounod biography
Gallia is an motet for soprano, chorus, orchestra, and organ by Charles Gounod.
Gallia, a lamentation for solo soprano, chorus, and orchestra, inspired by the French military defeat of , was first performed in...
Charles Gounod
French composer, music critic, memoirist. Date of Birth: 17.06.1818 Country: France |
Content:
- Biography of Charles Gounod
- From Priesthood to Professional Composer
- Operatic Success and Religious Music
- Later Years and Legacy
Biography of Charles Gounod
Charles François Gounod was a French composer, music critic, and memoirist.
He was born on June 17, 1818 in Paris. His father was an artist and his mother was a talented pianist who encouraged his interest in music from a young age.
This page recounts in sixty eight dates the main stages of Charles Gounod's life.After finishing his studies at the Saint-Louis Lyceum, Gounod entered the Paris Conservatoire, where he studied counterpoint with Galévy and composition with F. Paër and J.F. Lesueur. In 1839, he was awarded the Rome Prize and studied the great spiritual music of the Italian Renaissance, during which time he composed two masses, a requiem, and a cantata.
Gounod also became acquainted with the works of German Romantic composers, although the influence of Italian composer