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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 an alphabetical list of composers from 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 .
Jean-Michel Damase (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ miʃɛl damaz]; 27 January 1928 – 21 April 2013) [1] was a French pianist, conductor and composer of classical music.
He liked to experiment with musical form, as in his best-known work, Boléro (1928), in which repetition takes the place of development. Renowned for his abilities in orchestration, Ravel made some orchestral arrangements of other composers' piano music, of which his 1922 version of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition is the best known.
Georges Paul Alphonse Emilien Caussade (20 November 1873 – 5 August 1936) was a French composer, music theorist, and music educator. ... took over in 1928.
Jean-Henri-Alphonse Barraqué (17 January 1928 – 17 August 1973) was a French composer and music writer. His relatively small œuvre is known for its serialism . Life
Boléro is a 1928 work for large orchestra by French composer Maurice Ravel. It is one of Ravel's most famous compositions. [2] It was also one of his last completed works before illness diminished his ability to write music.
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.