French composers. Modern composers.

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

It is sometimes hard to tell when to call a composer modern, as opposed to Romantic. In general you can say that the Moder Eara in music started around the year 1900. However, many composers continued to write pieces in a romantic fashion long after that.

Group members

• Aboulker, Isabelle (1938–)
• Alain, Jehan-Ariste (1911–1940)
• Aubert, Louis (1877–1968)
• Auric, Georges (1899–1983)
• Ballif, Claude (1924–2004)
• Barie, Augustin (1883–1915)
• Barraqué, Jean (1928–1973)
• Barraud, Henry (1900–1997)
• Baudrier, Yves (1906–1988)
• Belaubre, Louis-Noël (1932–)
• Benoit, Dom Paul (1893–1979)
• Benoit, Francine (1894–1990)
• Bodin, Philippe (1960–)
• Bolling, Claude (1930–)
• Bondon, Jacques (1927–)
• Bonneau, Paul (1918–1995)
• Bonnet, Joseph (1884–1944)
• Boulanger, Lili (Juliëtte Marie Olga) (1893–1918)
• Boulanger, Nadia (Juliette) (1887–1979)
• Boulez, Pierre (1925–)
• Bozza, Eugène (1905–1991)
• Busser, Henri (1872–1973)
• Cannon, Philip (1929–)
• Canteloube, Joseph (1879–1957)
• Caplet, André (1878–1925)
• Casadesus, Robert (1899–1972)
• Cras, Jean (1879–1932)
• Dalbavie, Marc-Andre (1961–)
• Dalle Ave, Michel (1956–)
• Damase, Jean-Michel (1928–)
• Daniel-Lesur, Jean-Yves (1908–2002)
• Debussy, Claude (1862–1918)
• Decaux, Abel-Marie (1869–1943)
• Delage, Maurice (1879–1961)
• Demessieux, Jeanne (1921–1968)
• Desportes, Yvonne Berthe Melitta (1907–1993)
• Dhaine, Jean-Louis (1949–2006)
• Dubois, Pierre Max (1930–1995)
• Dupré, Marcel (1886–1971)
• Durand, Joël-François (1954–)
• Durey, Louis (1888–1979)
• Duruflé, Maurice (1902–1986)
• Dusapin, Pascal (1955–)
• Dutilleux, Henri (1916–)
• Emmanuel, Maurice (1861–1938)
• Engel, Claude (1948–)
• Ferrari, Luc (1929–2005)
• Ferroud, Pierre-Octave (1900–1936)
• Fleury, André (1903–1995)
• Florentz, Jean-Louis (1947–)
• Françaix, Jean (1912–1997)
• Gaubert, Philippe (1879–1941)
• Geoffray, César (1901–1972)
• Globokar, Vinko (1934–)
• Gotkovsky, Ida (1933–)
• Grisey, Gérard (1946–1998)
• Henry, Pierre (1927–)
• Honegger, Arthur (1892–1955)
• Hurel, Philippe (1955–)
• Ibert, Jacques-François (1890–1962)
• Jarnach, Philipp (1892–1982)
• Jarre, Maurice (1924–)
• Jaubert, Maurice (1900–1940)
• Jolivet, André (1905–1974)
• Journeau, Maurice (1898–1999)
• Koechlin, Charles (1867–1950)
• Kowalczyk, Marc (1973–)
• Lacaze, Sophie (1963–)
• Lancino, Thierry (1954–)
• Landowski, Marcel (1915–1999)
• Langlais, Jean (1907–1991)
• Legley, Victor (1915–1994)
• Legrand, Michel (1932–)
• Leontsky, Jan (1970–)
• Lerich, Pierre (1937–)
• Lévinas, Michaël (1947–)
• Looten, Christophe (1958–)
• Marcland, Patrick (1944–)
• Messiaen, Olivier (1908–1992)
• Meynaud, Michel (1950–)
• Migot, Georges (1891–1976)
• Milhaud, Darius (1892–1974)
• Monnet, Marc (1947–)
• Mouquet, Jules (1867–1946)
• Moyse, Louis (1912–2007)
• Mulet, Henri (1878–1967)
• Murail, Tristan (1947–)
• Nigg, Serge (1924–)
• Orchassal Sas, Andrés (1900–1967)
• Pallesco, Thierry (1956–)
• Philipp, Isodor (1863–1958)
• Pierné, Paul (1874–1952)
• Poulenc, Francis (1899–1963)
• Rabaud, Henri (1873–1949)
• Ravel, Maurice (1875–1937)
• Raynal, Gilles (1954–)
• Rhené-Bâton, (1879–1940)
• Roland-Manuel, Alexis (1891–1966)
• Rosenthal, Manuel (1904–2003)
• Roussel, Albert (1869–1937)
• Rudhyar, Dane (1895–1985)
• Salzédo, Carlos (1885–1961)
• Sancan, Pierre (1916–)
• Satie, Erik (1866–1925)
• Sauguet, Henri Pierre (1901–1989)
• Schaeffer, Pierre (1910–1995)
• Schmitt, Florent (1870–1958)
• Svoboda, Tomas (1939–)
• Tailleferre, Germaine (1892–1983)
• Talma, Louise (Victoria) (1906–1996)
• Tcherepnin|Cherepnin, Ivan (1943–1998)
• Tessier, Roger (1939–)
• Tomasi, Henri (1901–1971)
• Varèse, Edgard (1883–1965)
• Vierne, Louis (1870–1937)
• Wiéner, Jean (1896–1982)
• Wolff, Albert (1884–1970)
• Wolff, Christian (1934–)

Sheet music

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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.

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.

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.

Hymn Preludes (30) Volume 3
By Healey Willan. For Organ. Hymn Preludes on English,French,German,Irish,Scottish and Welsh Hymns. Published by C.F. Peters.