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(Fran-swa Zho-zef’ Gu-sek’) 1734–1829 Belgian (French) composer Born in what is now the French-speaking part of Belgium, Gossec spent most of his career in Paris working in the different roles of theatre composer, violinist and director of musical organizations. These organizations included the Concert Spirituel, the Ecole Royale de Chant and (after the Revolution) the band of the Garde ...

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the Elysian Fields. The floating melody, with its softly moving accompaniment, perfectly captures the unearthly joy of the moment. Introduction | Classical Era | Classical Personalities | François-Joseph Gossec | Classical Era | Classical ...

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comique, was his last important stage work; Méhul became disillusioned with operatic composition and turned to symphonic writing, becoming the most important French composer of symphonies between François-Joseph Gossec (1734–1829) and Berlioz. Recommended Recording: Joseph, soloists, NWDR Choir & Orchestra, Hamburg (cond) Wilhelm Schüchter (Gala) Introduction | Early Romantic | Classical Personalities | Felix Mendelssohn | ...

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texts were chosen to help consolidate national identity and unity, and were performed at festivals – often in the open air – in the 1790s. The Te Deum by Gossec was written for the first great festival in 1790, and represents the beginning of the Revolutionary hymn. Luigi Cherubini (1760–1842), Etienne-Nicolas Méhul (1763–1817) and others also contributed to the ...

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August 1795 the Paris Conservatoire was founded out of this institution; the following year there were 351 pupils and 115 professors. At this time the five inspectors were Cherubini, Gossec, Grétry, Le Sueur and Méhul. The Paris Conservatoire was the first truly modern institution of its type, organized on a national basis and supported entirely from public ...