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French composers

This is a list of composers that had some sort of noble rank, like king, queen, duke, or earl.

Composers that were born in France, or gained the French nationality.

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Birthdays:
Antonio (de) Literes (y Carrión)
Antonio Maria Bononcini
Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac
Ignaz Josef Pleyel
Charles Gounod
Dying days:
Michel-Richard de Lalande
Johann André
Willy Burkhard
Arthur Dulay
Events:
(1778) Wolfgang Amadeus [Amadé] Mozart: Premiere of symphony in D major KV 297 “Paris”, in Paris, France.
(1821) Carl Maria von Weber: Premiere of Der Freischütz, in Berlin, Germany, with Weber conducting.
(1929) Francis Poulenc: Premiere of Aubade for piano and 18 instruments, in Paris, France.
(1955) Pierre Boulez: Premiere of Le Marteau sans Maître, in Baden-Baden, Germany.
(1962) Manuel de Falla: Premiere of Atlántida, in Milan, Italy.

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Manuel de Elías (17 May)
Sabrina Peña Young (16 May)
Stanislas Verroust (16 May)
Karl Davydov (16 May)
Massimiliano Viel (16 May)

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