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Classical Music

165 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Adrien BarthePerson · Music memorabiliaAdrien Barthe, born Grat-Norbert Barthe (7 June 1828 – 13 August 1898), was a French composer.
Aimé MaillartPerson · Music memorabiliaLouis-Aimé Maillart (24 March 1817 – 26 May 1871) was a French composer, best known for his operas, particularly Les Dragons de Villars.
Albert LavignacPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexandre Jean Albert Lavignac (alɛksɑ̃dʁ ʒɑ̃ albɛʁ laviɲak; 21 January 1846 – 28 May 1916) was a French music scholar, known for his essays on theory, and a minor composer.
Albert Louis WolffPerson · Music memorabiliaAlbert Louis Wolff was a French conductor, choir director, composer and pianist (1884–1970). He was born in 7th arrondissement of Paris and died in Suresnes.
Alexandre GeorgesPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Alexandre Georges (1903)
Alexandre GuilmantPerson · Music memorabiliaFélix-Alexandre Guilmant (French pronunciation: [feliks alɛksɑ̃dʁ ɡilmɑ̃]; 12 March 1837 – 29 March 1911) was a French organist and composer.
Alphonse DuvernoyPerson · Music memorabiliaVictor-Alphonse Duvernoy (30 August 1842 – 7 March 1907) was a French pianist and composer.
Alphonse HasselmansPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Alphonse Hasselmans, Bibliothèque nationale de France.
André CapletPerson · Music memorabiliaAndré Léon Caplet (ɑ̃dʁe leɔ̃ kaplɛ; 23 November 1878 – 22 April 1925) was a French composer and conductor of classical music.
André Cardinal DestouchesPerson · Music memorabiliaAndré Cardinal Destouches (sometimes called des Touches) (baptised 6 April 1672 – 7 February 1749) was a French composer best known for the opéra-ballet Les élémens.
André GrétryPerson · Music memorabiliaAndré Ernest Modeste Grétry (French: [gʁɛtʁi]; baptised 11 February 1741; died 24 September 1813) was a
André JolivetPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — André Jolivet in 1930
André MessagerPerson · Music memorabiliaAndré Charles Prosper Messager (lang; 30 December 1853 – 24 February 1929) was a French composer, organist, pianist and conductor.
Antoine BoëssetPerson · Music memorabiliaAntoine Boësset (1586 – 8 December 1643) was a French composer of Baroque music, known particularly for airs de cour.
Antoine DauvergnePerson · Music memorabiliaAntoine Dauvergne (3 October 1713 – 11 February 1797) was a French composer and violinist.
Antoine Louis ClapissonPerson · Music memorabiliaLouis Clapisson (15 September 1808 – 19 March 1866) was a French composer and violinist. He composed numerous art songs as well as 22 operas, largely in the opéra comique genre.
Antoine MahautPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Maendelyks musikaels tydverdryf; Bestaende in nieuwe Hollandsche canzonetten of zang-liederen, composed by Antoine Mahaut (1751–52)
Aristide HignardPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Aristide Hignard
Balthasar de BeaujoyeulxPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Engraving of the first scene of the Ballet Comique de la Reine. Click to enlarge.
Bénigne de BacillyPerson · Music memorabiliaBertrand "Bénigne" de Bacilly (Normandy c. 1625 - Paris, 27 September 1690), was a French composer and music theorist, a reformer of the air de cour according to the theories of Pierre de…
Benjamin GodardPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Benjamin Godard, c. 1880, Bibliothèque nationale de France
Bernard Germain de LacépèdePerson · Music memorabiliaBernard-Germain-Étienne de La Ville-sur-Illon, comte de Lacépède or La Cépède (26 December 17566 October 1825) was a French naturalist and an active freemason.
Bruno CoulaisPerson · Music memorabiliaBruno Coulais (born 13 January 1954) is a French composer, most widely known for his music on film soundtracks.
Bruno RossignolPerson · Music memorabiliaBruno Rossignol (born 1958 in Nanterre) is a French composer, choral conductor and conductor, pianist and music educator.
Camille ChevillardPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Camille Chevillard (1859-1923). Collection of the Library of Congress.
Carl Philipp Emanuel BachPerson · Music memorabiliaCarl Philipp Emanuel Bach (8 March 1714 – 14 December 1788), commonly abbreviated C. P. E. Bach, was a German composer and musician of the Baroque and Classical eras.
Charles GounodPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Gounod in 1860 soon after his greatest success, Faust
Charles Henri de BlainvillePerson · Music memorabiliaCharles-Henri de Blainville (1711–1769 [or after 1771]) was a French composer, cellist, pedagogue and music theorist.
Charles KoechlinPerson · Music memorabiliaCharles-Louis-Eugène Koechlin (27 November 186731 December 1950), commonly known as Charles Koechlin, was a French composer, teacher and musicologist.
Charles MalherbePerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Charles Malherbe
Charles TournemirePerson · Music memorabiliaCharles Arnould Tournemire (22 January 1870 – 3 or 4 November 1939) was a French composer and organist, notable partly for his improvisations, which were often rooted in the music of…
Charles-Louis MionPerson · Music memorabiliaCharles-Louis Mion (17 December 1699 – 12 September 1775) was a French composer of the Baroque era. He was the grand-nephew of Michel Richard Delalande who also taught him music.
Christian ZanésiPerson · Music memorabilia
Claire RenardPerson · Music memorabiliaClaire Renard (born 10 December 1944) is a French composer and multimedia artist.
Claude ArrieuPerson · Music memorabiliaLouise-Marie Simon (30 November 1903 – 7 March 1990), professionally known as Claude Arrieu, was a French composer, pedagogue, and music producer.
Claude Le JeunePerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Claude Le Jeune; engraving in his Dodécacorde (1598, La Rochelle)
Didier Lupi SecondPerson · Music memorabiliaDidier Lupi Second (c.1520-after 1559) was a French composer, likely of Italian origin, based in Lyons.
Domenico Della-MariaPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Domenico Della Maria on a lithograph by Godefroy Engelmann
Dominique ProbstPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Dominique Probst (center)
Édouard DevernayPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Devernay playing the choir organ of Notre-Dame des Victoires (Trouville-sur-Mer)
Élisabeth Sophie ChéronAuthor · BooksÉlisabeth Sophie Chéron (French pronunciation: [elizabɛt sɔfi ʃeʁɔ̃]; 3 October 1648 – 3 September 1711) was a French painter and polymath.
Émile WaldteufelPerson · Music memorabiliaCharles Émile Waldteufel (valtøfɛl; 9 December 1837 – 12 February 1915) was a French composer, pianist, and conductor known for his numerous popular salon pieces.
Emmanuel Boyer de FonscolombePerson · Music memorabilia
Ernest GuiraudPerson · Music memorabiliaErnest Guiraud (lang; 23 June 18376 May 1892) was an American-born French composer and music teacher.
Ferdinand HéroldPerson · Music memorabiliaLouis Joseph Ferdinand Herold (28 January 1791 – 19 January 1833), better known as Ferdinand Hérold, was a French composer.
Ferdinand PoisePerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Ferdinand Poise
Fernand de La TombellePerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Fernand de La Tombelle
Firminus CaronPerson · Music memorabiliaFirminus Caron (fl. 1460–1475) was a French composer, and likely a singer, of the Renaissance.
Florent SchmittPerson · Music memorabiliaFlorent Schmitt (28 September 187017 August 1958) was a French composer. He was part of the group known as Les Apaches.
François ChauvonPerson · Music memorabiliaFrançois Chauvon was a Baroque composer and oboist. He was a pupil of François Couperin.
François CouperinPerson · Music memorabiliaFrançois Couperin (lang; 10 November 1668 – 11 September 1733) was a French Baroque composer, organist and harpsichordist.
François du FaultPerson · Music memorabiliaFrançois Dufault (or Dufaut) (before 1604 (?)ca. 1672?) was a French lutenist and composer.
François-André Danican PhilidorPerson · Music memorabiliaFrançois-André Danican Philidor (7 September 1726 – 31 August 1795), born François-André Danican and often referred to as André Danican Philidor during his lifetime, was a French composer…
Frédéric Nicolas DuvernoyPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Portrait of French hornist Frédéric Nicolas Duvernoy (Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra National de Paris)
Gabriel PiernéPerson · Music memorabiliaHenri Constant Gabriel Pierné (16 August 1863 – 17 July 1937) was a French composer, conductor, pianist and organist.
George OnslowPerson · Music memorabiliaAndré George(s) Louis Onslow (27 July 1784 – 3 October 1853) was a French composer of English descent.
Georges AuricPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorges Auric (lang; 15 February 1899 – 23 July 1983) was a French composer, born in Lodève, Hérault, France.
Georges MathiasPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorges Amédée Saint-Clair Mathias (14 October 182614 October 1910) was a French composer, pianist and teacher.
Giovanni de MacquePerson · Music memorabiliaGiovanni de Macque (Giovanni de Maque, Jean de Macque) (1548/1550 – September 1614) was a Netherlandish composer of the late Renaissance and early Baroque, who spent almost his entire life…
Guillaume BelinPerson · Music memorabiliaGuillaume Belin (? - 1568) (sometimes cited as Bellin, Bellyn, or Belain) was a French Renaissance singer and composer. His known compositions of chansons date to about 1539.
Guillaume BouzignacPerson · Music memorabiliaGuillaume Bouzignac (c. 1587 – c.
Guillaume FauguesPerson · Music memorabiliaGuillaume Faugues (fl. C. 1460–1475) was a French composer of Renaissance music.
Guillaume FrancPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Title page of La Forme des prières et chantz ecclésiastiques (Geneva, 1542).
Guillaume LasceuxPerson · Music memorabiliaGuillaume Lasceux (3 February 1740 - 1831) was a French organist, improviser and composer.
Guy LafargePerson · Music memorabiliaGuy Lafarge (5 May 1904 in Périgueux – 17 December 1990 in Paris) was a French composer of operettas and popular songs.
Guy ReibelPerson · Music memorabiliaGuy Reibel (born 27 October 1936 in Strasbourg, France) is a French contemporary classical music composer.
Hedwige ChrétienPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Hedwige Chrétien captured by Nadar around 1890
Henri BertiniPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Henri Jérôme Bertini
Henri BüsserPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Henri Büsser (16 January 1872 – 30 December 1973) was a French classical composer, organist, conductor and teacher.
Henri DuparcPerson · Music memorabiliaHenri Duparc was a French composer and musician (1848–1933). He was born in former 1st arrondissement of Paris and died in Mont-de-Marsan.
Henri DutilleuxPerson · Music memorabiliaHenri Paul Julien Dutilleux (22 January 1916 – 22 May 2013) was a French composer of late 20th-century classical music.
Henri MarteauPerson · Music memorabiliaHenri Marteau (31 March 1874 – 3 October 1934) was a French violinist and composer.
Henriette ReniéPerson · Music memorabiliaHenriette Renié (lang; 18 September 1875 – 1 March 1956) was a French harpist and composer who is known for her many original compositions and transcriptions, as well as codifying a method…
Hyacinthe JadinPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Hyacinthe Jadin
Ignaz PleyelPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Ignaz Joseph Pleyel
Igor MarkevitchPerson · Music memorabiliaIgor Borisovich Markevitch (27 July 1912 – 7 March 1983) was a Russian composer and conductor who studied and worked in Paris and became a naturalized Italian and French citizen in 1947 and…
Ivo MalecPerson · Music memorabiliaIvo Malec (30 March 1925 – 14 August 2019) was a Croatian-born French composer, music educator and conductor.
Jacob SenlechesPerson · Music memorabiliaJacob Senleches (fl. 1382/1383 – 1395) (also Jacob de Senlechos [i.e.
Jacques IbertPerson · Music memorabiliaJacques François Antoine Marie Ibert (15 August 1890 – 5 February 1962) was a French composer of classical music.
Jean FrançaixPerson · Music memorabiliaJean René Désiré Françaix (lang; 23 May 1912 – 25 September 1997) was a French neoclassical composer, pianist, and orchestrator known for his prolific output and vibrant style.
Jean MartinonPerson · Music memorabiliaJean Francisque-Étienne Martinon (also known as Jean Martinon (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ maʁtinɔ̃]); 10 January 1910 – 1 March 1976) was a French conductor and composer.
Jean MoutonPerson · Music memorabiliaJean Mouton (c. 1459 – 30 October 1522) was a French composer of the Renaissance.
Jean RivierPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Jean Rivier
Jean-Baptiste ArbanPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Jean-Baptiste Laurent Arban (28 February 1825 – 8 April 1889) was a cornetist, conductor, composer, pedagogue and the first famed virtuoso of the cornet à piston or valved cornet.
Jean-Baptiste ForquerayPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Jean-Baptiste Forqueray
Jean-Baptiste LullyPerson · Music memorabiliaJean-Baptiste Lully (born Giovanni Battista Lulli; – 22 March 1687) was an Italian-French composer, dancer and instrumentalist, who is considered a master of the French Baroque music style.
Jean-Baptiste-Aimé Joseph JansonPerson · Music memorabiliaJean-Baptiste Janson (9 March 1742 – 2 September 1803) was a French cellist and composer of the classical period.
Jean-Benjamin de La BordePerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Jean-Benjamin de La Borde
Jean-Claude RissetPerson · Music memorabiliaJean-Claude Raoul Olivier Risset (French: [ʁisɛ]; 13 March 1938 – 21 November 2016) was a French composer, best known for his pioneering contributions to computer music.
Jean-Étienne MariePerson · Music memorabiliaJean-Étienne Marie (22 November 1917 – 25 December 1989) was a French composer of contemporary music.
Jean-François DandrieuPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Jean François Dandrieu: Les caractères de la guerre
Jean-Joseph MouretPerson · Music memorabiliaJean-Joseph Mouret (11 April 1682 in Avignon, Papal States – 10 December 1738 in Charenton-le-Pont) was a French composer whose dramatic works made him one of the leading exponents of…
Jean-Louis DuportPerson · Music memorabiliaJean-Louis Duport (4 October 1749 – 7 September 1819), sometimes known as Duport the Younger to distinguish him from his older brother (and teacher) Jean-Pierre (1741-1818), was a cellist,…
Jean-Michel DamasePerson · Music memorabiliaJean-Michel Damase (ʒɑ̃ miʃɛl damaz; 27 January 1928 – 21 April 2013) was a French pianist, conductor and composer of classical music.
Jean-Pierre DuportPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Jean-Pierre Duport
Jean-Yves Daniel-LesurPerson · Music memorabiliaDaniel Jean-Yves Lesur (19 November 1908 – 2 July 2002) was a French organist and composer. He was the son of the composer Alice Lesur.
Jeanne LeleuPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Jeanne Leleu
Joseph TouchemoulinPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Touchemoulin (23 October 1727 – 25 October 1801) was a French violinist and composer of the classical period who mainly worked in Bonn and Regensburg.
Léon GastinelPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — A portrait of Léon Gastinel the French composer
Léopol HaimonPerson · Music memorabiliaPamphile Léopold François Aimon (4 October 1779 – 2 February 1866) was a French cellist and composer.
Louis AdamPerson · Music memorabiliaLouis Adam or Jean-Louis Adam (born Johann Ludwig Adam) (3 December 1758 – 8 April 1848) was a French composer, music teacher, and piano virtuoso.
Louis ArchimbaudPerson · Music memorabiliaLouis Archimbaud (November 1705 – 13 May 1789) was a Comtadin composer. He was one of the last representatives of the Baroque style of French organ school.
Louis BeydtsPerson · Music memorabiliaLouis Beydts (/bets/) was a French composer, music critic and theatre director, born 29 June 1895 in Bordeaux and died on 15 August 1953 at Caudéran in Gironde.
Louis BourgeoisPerson · Music memorabiliaLouis Bourgeois was a French composer, musicologist and music theorist (1510–1560). He was born in Paris.
Louis CouperinPerson · Music memorabiliaLouis Couperin (lang; c. 1626 – 29 August 1661) was a French Baroque composer and performer.
Louis DureyPerson · Music memorabiliaLouis Edmond Durey (lang; 27 May 18883 July 1979) was a French composer. He was among the Les Six group of composers.
Louis LacombePerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Louis Lacombe, photo by Étienne Carjat, ca. 1880, Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Louis-Gabriel GuillemainPerson · Music memorabiliaLouis-Gabriel Guillemain (5 November 1705 – 1 October 1770) was a French composer and violinist.
Lucien CapetPerson · Music memorabiliaLucien Louis Capet (8 January 1873 – 18 December 1928) was a French violinist, pedagogue and composer.
Manuel RosenthalPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Rosenthal in 1920
Marc-Antoine CharpentierPerson · Music memorabiliaMarc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 – 24 February 1704) was a French Baroque composer during the reign of Louis XIV.
Marcel DupréPerson · Music memorabiliaMarcel Jean-Jules Dupré (3 May 1886 – 30 May 1971) was a French organist, composer, and pedagogue.
Marcel LandovskiPerson · Music memorabiliaMarcel François Paul Landowski (18 February 1915 – 23 December 1999) was a French composer, biographer and arts administrator.
Marcelle de ManziarlyPerson · Music memorabiliaMarcelle de Manziarly (13 October 1899 – 12 May 1989) was a French pianist, music educator, conductor and composer.
Marin MaraisPerson · Music memorabiliaMarin Marais (lang; 31 May 1656, Paris – 15 August 1728, Paris) was a French composer and viol player of the middle Baroque era.
Marina ScriabinePerson · Music memorabiliaMarina Scriabina (30 January 1911 - 28 April 1998) was a Russian artist, author, composer and musicologist, who was the daughter of composer Alexander Scriabin and Tatiana Schlözer.
Marius ConstantPerson · Music memorabiliaMarius Constant (7 February 192515 May 2004) was a Romanian-born French composer and conductor.
Maurice DelagePerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Maurice Delage 1912
Maurice DurufléPerson · Music memorabiliaMaurice Gustave Duruflé (11 January 1902 – 16 June 1986) was a French composer, organist, musicologist, and teacher. He is particularly well known for his Requiem (1947).
Max MéreauxPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in Saint-Omer, near Calais, where he undertook his first music lessons. After gaining his baccalaureate in philosophy, Méreaux studied musical analysis a

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