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In the late 19th century, pioneers such as Georges Bizet, Jules Massenet, Gabriel Fauré, Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy revitalized French music. The last two had an enormous impact on 20th-century music - both in France and abroad - and influenced many major composers such as Béla Bartók and Igor Stravinsky.
Paul-Marie Masson. Paul Mauriat. Michel Merlet. Henri Messerer. (previous page) (next page) Categories: 20th-century composers by nationality. 20th-century French musicians. French composers by century.
In the fifteenth century, more secular music emerged, such as the French chanson. In the late sixteenth-century, composers attempted to recreate Greek drama using a style called monody. In the seventeenth century, Italian opera styles such as opera seria, opera buffa were very important. This Italian opera was taken up in France, where Lully ...
The following is a chronological list of classical music composers who lived in, worked in, or were citizens of France. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. Medieval Leonin (c. 1150 – 1201) Perotin (1160 – 1230) Adam de la Halle (1240 – 1287) Philippe de Vitry (1291 ...
This is a list of composers of 20th-century classical music, sortable by name, year of birth, year of death, nationality, notable works, and remarks. It includes only composers of significant fame and importance. The style of the composer's music is given where possible, bearing in mind that some defy simple classification.
The Société nationale de musique was an important organisation in late 19th/early 20th century France to promote French music. Members included Romain Bussine , Camille Saint-Saëns , Alexis de Castillon , Théodore Dubois , Henri Duparc , Gabriel Fauré , César Franck , Jules Garcin , Ernest Guiraud , Jules Massenet , and Paul Taffanel .
Debussy c. 1900 by Atelier Nadar (Achille) Claude Debussy [n 1] was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born to a family of modest means and little cultural involvement, Debussy showed enough musical talent to be admitted at ...
The early years of the twentieth century saw two more French operas which, though not on the level of Debussy's achievement, managed to absorb Wagnerian influences while retaining a sense of individuality. These were Gabriel Fauré's austerely Classical Pénélope (1913) and Paul Dukas's colourful Symbolist drama, Ariane et Barbe-Bleue (1907).