French composers. Renaissance composers.

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


The renaissance era in music lasted from around 1400 till roughly 1600. This period can be subdivided into early renaissance (around 1400 till late 15th century), middle renaissance (late 15th century till early 16th century) and late renaissance (early16th century till around 1600).


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Composers Showcase, Book 1 sheet music cover
By Costley, Celis, Cuellar, Price, Strickland. For Piano. Composers Showcase. Contents include: Cool Guy; Nightfall’s Lullaby; Showdown at Jackson Square; The Camel’s Complaint; French Clowns; Remembering You. Level: Early Intermediate. Book. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc.
Operatic Anthology - Volume 2 sheet music cover
(Celebrated Arias Selected From Operas By Old And Modern Composers In Five Volumes) Compiled by Kurt Adler. Songbook (two copies needed for performance) for voice (Mezzo-Soprano, Alto) and piano. Text language English, Cyrilic*, Russian (Phonetic)*, French*, Italian*, German*. 277 pages. Published by G. Schirmer, Inc.
Selected Works for Small Organ of the 18th an sheet music cover
By Various. Edited by Bal. For organ (cembalo/piano). Italian,English and French Composers. Published by C.F. Peters.
French Art Songs
By Various. For voice. CD Sheet Music (Version 1). The ultimate collection of the repertoire by French composers. Printable and viewable for PC and Macintosh. Level: all. CD Sheet Music. 3700 pages. Published by Theodore Presser Co.
Organ Fugues of the High Romantic Period in 6 volumes Volume 2
By Various. Edited by Kurt Lueders. For organ. French Organ Composers. Published by Forberg.
Organ Preludes by Old Masters in All Keys. Preludes, Preambles and Toccatas by J.S. Bach, Handel, J.K.F. Fischer, Frescobaldi and other masters (score)
By [Collection]; Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750); Raison, Andre (1640-1719); Frescobaldi, Girolamo (1583-1643); Fischer, Johann Kaspar Ferdinand (C1670-1746); Dandrieu, Jean-Francois (1682-1738); Boyvin, Jacques (C1649-1706); Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759); Titelouze, Jehan (1563-1633); Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791); Walther, Johann Gottfried (1684-1748); Schildt, Melchior (1592-1667); Krebs, Johann Ludwig (1713-1780). Keller, Hermann (1885-1967), Compiler/editor. For Organ. Preludes, Original Works. Reprinted from Baerenreiter. Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Rococco/Gallant, French, German, Italian. Score. Published by Masters.


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