French composers. Romantic composers.

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

Romanticism was characterised by idealising the expression of the emotions of the composer. The notion of the suffering artist stems form this period. The romantic era starts around 1800, and goes on some way into the twentieth century. In the first half of the twentieth century the ever more complex romantic music competed with the new forms and sound of the then modernistic composers.

Group members

• Adam, Adolphe-Charles (1803–1856)
• Aimon, (Pamphile Léopold) François (1779–1866)
• Alkan, Charles-Valentin Morhange (1813–1888)
• Auber, Daniel-François-Esprit (1782–1871)
• Benoist, François (1794–1878)
• Berlioz, Hector (1803–1869)
• Bizet, Georges (1838–1875)
• Bochsa, Nicolas (1789–1856)
• Boëllmann, Léon (1862–1897)
• Boëly, Alexandre-Pierre-François (1785–1858)
• Boïeldieu, François-Adrien (1775–1834)
• Bonis, Mélanie (Mel) (1858–1937)
• Bonsor Saint Martin, George Edwuard (1855–1930)
• Bouffil, Jacques (1783–1868)
• Chabrier, Emmanuel Alexis (1841–1894)
• Chaminade, Cécile (1857–1944)
• Charpentier, Gustave (1860–1956)
• Chausson, Ernest (1855–1899)
• Chauvet, Charles-Alexis (1837–1871)
• Coste, Napoléon (1805–1883)
• Dauprat, Louis-François (1781–1868)
• de Castillon, Alexis (1838–1873)
• de Lescazes, Emmanuel (1847–1931)
• Delibes, Léo (1836–1891)
• Donjon, Johennès (1839–)
• Dubois, François Clément Théodore (1837–1924)
• Dukas, Paul (1865–1935)
• Duparc, Henri (1848–1933)
• Dupont, Gabriel (1878–1914)
• Durand, Marie Auguste (1830–1909)
• d’Indy, Vincent (1851–1931)
• Farrenc-Dumont, Jeanne-Louise (1804–1875)
• Fauré, Gabriel (1845–1924)
• Gabriel-Marie, Jean (1852–1928)
• Genin, Paul (Pierre) Agricole (1832–1903)
• Gigout, Eugène (1844–1925)
• Godard, Benjamin (1849–1895)
• Gounod, Charles (1818–1893)
• Guilmant, Félix-Alexandre (1837–1911)
• Heller, Stephen István (1813–1888)
• Hérold, Ferdinand (1791–1833)
• Holmès|Hermann Zenta, Augusta (Mary Anne) (1847–1903)
• Hüe, Georges (1858–1948)
• Isouard, Nicolas (1775–1818)
• Jaëll, Marie (1846–1925)
• Lalo, Edouard (1823–1892)
• Le Couppey, Félix (1811–1887)
• Lecocq, Alexandre Charles (1832–1918)
• Lefébure-Wély, Louis James Alfred (1817–1869)
• Lemire, Jean-Baptiste (1867–1945)
• Magnard, Albéric (1865–1914)
• Massenet, Jules (1842–1912)
• Mazas, Jacques (Féréol) (1782–1849)
• Messager, André-Charles (1853–1929)
• Nargeot, Pierre Julien (1799–1891)
• Offenbach, Jacques (1819–1880)
• Onslow, George (1784–1853)
• Pessard, Emile (1843–1917)
• Pierné, (Henri-Constant) Gabriel (1863–1937)
• Planquette, Robert (1848–1903)
• Poussard, Horace (1829–1898)
• Quef, Charles (Paul Florimond) (1873–1931)
• Ropartz, Guy (1864–1955)
• Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835–1921)
• Saintis, Armand (1822–1894)
• Séverac, Déodat de (1873–1921)
• Thomas, Ambroise (1811–1896)
• Tournemire, Charles (1870–1939)
• Waldteufel, Charles-Emile (1837–1915)
• Widor, Charles Marie (1844–1937)

Sheet music

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Composers Showcase, Book 1
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
(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
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.

La Sevillane, Op. 19 (score)
By Cecile Chaminade. For Two Pianos (4-hands). Original Works. Reprinted from Enoch. Romantic, French, Spanish. Score. Composed 1898. Published by Masters.