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Featured Article: Lalo, Edouard
Lalo, Edouard, la LOH, ay DWAR (1823-1892), was a French composer. See more »
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Berlioz, Hector
Berlioz, Hector, BAIR lee ohz, ehk TAWR (1803-1869), was a French composer.
See more »Bizet, Georges
Bizet, Georges, bee ZAY, zhawrzh (1838-1875), a French composer, wrote Carmen (1875), one of the most popular operas of all time.
See more »Boulez, Pierre
Boulez, boo LEHZ, Pierre (1925-...), is a leading avant-garde (experimental) composer.
See more »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.
See more »Couperin, Francois
Couperin, koo PRAN, Francois (1668-1733), called "Le Grand" (The Great), was a French composer during the baroque period.
See more »D'Indy, Vincent
D'Indy, dan DEE, Vincent (1851-1931), was a French composer, organist, and conductor.
See more »Debussy, Claude
Debussy, dehb yoo SEE, Claude (1862-1918), was an important French composer.
See more »Delibes, Leo
Delibes, duh LEEB, Leo (1836-1891), was a French composer of works for the stage.
See more »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.
See more »Dukas, Paul Abraham
Dukas, dyoo KAH, Paul Abraham (1865-1935), was a French composer, music teacher, critic, and editor.
See more »Faure, Gabriel Urbain
Faure, Gabriel Urbain, foh RAY, ga bree EHL oor BAN (1845-1924), was a French composer.
See more »Franck, Cesar
Franck, frahngk, Cesar (1822-1890), was a French composer, organist, and teacher.
See more »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).
See more »Honegger, Arthur
Honegger, HOH nehg uhr, Arthur (1892-1955), was a Swiss-French composer.
See more »Lully, Jean-Baptiste
Lully, Jean-Baptiste, loo LEE, zhahn bah TEEST (1632-1687), an Italian-born composer, wrote the first significant French operas.
See more »Machaut, Guillaume de
Machaut, Guillaume de, ma SHOH, gee YOHM duh (1300?-1377), was a medieval French composer and poet.
See more »Massenet, Jules
Massenet, Jules, mas uh NAY, zhool (1842-1912), was a French composer best known for his operas.
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