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Lalo, Edouard, la LOH, ay DWAR (1823-1892), was a French composer. See more »

Berlioz, Hector

Berlioz, Hector, BAIR lee ohz, ehk TAWR (1803-1869), was a French composer.

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Bizet, Georges

Bizet, Georges, bee ZAY, zhawrzh (1838-1875), a French composer, wrote Carmen (1875), one of the most popular operas of all time.

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Boulez, Pierre

Boulez, boo LEHZ, Pierre (1925-...), is a leading avant-garde (experimental) composer.

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Chaminade, Cecile

Chaminade, Cecile (1857-1944), was a French composer and pianist.

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Cherubini, Luigi

Cherubini, Luigi, kay roo BEE nee, loo EE jee (1760-1842), was an Italian-born composer, though it was in Germany that his works were most widely appreciated.

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Couperin, Francois

Couperin, koo PRAN, Francois (1668-1733), called "Le Grand" (The Great), was a French composer during the baroque period.

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D'Indy, Vincent

D'Indy, dan DEE, Vincent (1851-1931), was a French composer, organist, and conductor.

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Debussy, Claude

Debussy, dehb yoo SEE, Claude (1862-1918), was an important French composer.

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Delibes, Leo

Delibes, duh LEEB, Leo (1836-1891), was a French composer of works for the stage.

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Desprez, Josquin

Desprez, Josquin, duh PRAY or day PRAY, ZHUHS kan or zhaws KAN (1440?-1521), was one of the greatest composers of the Renaissance period.

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Dukas, Paul Abraham

Dukas, dyoo KAH, Paul Abraham (1865-1935), was a French composer, music teacher, critic, and editor.

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Faure, Gabriel Urbain

Faure, Gabriel Urbain, foh RAY, ga bree EHL oor BAN (1845-1924), was a French composer.

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Franck, Cesar

Franck, frahngk, Cesar (1822-1890), was a French composer, organist, and teacher.

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Gounod, Charles

Gounod, GOO noh or goo NOH, Charles (1818-1893), was a French composer best known for his opera Faust (1859, revised and expanded 1869).

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Honegger, Arthur

Honegger, HOH nehg uhr, Arthur (1892-1955), was a Swiss-French composer.

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Ibert, Jacques

Ibert, Jacques, ee BEHR, zhahk (1890-1962), was a French composer.

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Lalo, Edouard

Lalo, Edouard, la LOH, ay DWAR (1823-1892), was a French composer.

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Lully, Jean-Baptiste

Lully, Jean-Baptiste, loo LEE, zhahn bah TEEST (1632-1687), an Italian-born composer, wrote the first significant French operas.

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Machaut, Guillaume de

Machaut, Guillaume de, ma SHOH, gee YOHM duh (1300?-1377), was a medieval French composer and poet.

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Massenet, Jules

Massenet, Jules, mas uh NAY, zhool (1842-1912), was a French composer best known for his operas.

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