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Charles Gounod was a French composer of the 19th century best known for creating popular operas and sacred music that appealed to wide audiences. His works, including the famous opera "Faust," helped define the operatic style of his era and remain frequently performed today.
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Charles Gounod (1818-1893) was a French composer, best known for his Ave Maria as well as his operas Faust and Roméo et Juliette. Gounod wrote his first opera, Sapho, in 1851, with the help of Pauline Viardot, but had no great theatrical success until Faust (1859), based on the play by Goethe. This remains his best-known work, and although it took a while to achieve great renown, it eventually became one of the most frequently staged operas of all time. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Charl
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Gounod in 1860 soon after his greatest success, Faust
Charles-François Gounod ( UK: /ˈɡuːnoʊ/ GOO-noh, US: /ɡuːˈnoʊ/ goo-NOH; French: [ʃaʁl fʁɑ̃swa ɡuno]; 17 June 1818 – 18 October 1893) was a French composer, conductor, and organist of the Romantic era. He wrote twelve operas, of which the most popular has always been Faust (1859); his Roméo et Juliette (1867) also remains in the international repertoire. He composed a large amount of church music, many songs, and popular short pieces including his "Ave Maria" (an elaboration of a Bach piece) and "Funeral March of a Marionette".
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