3/9/2024 0 Comments Agnus dei midi![]() 1 in D major was the inspiration for the Symphony in C, composed later that same year by Georges Bizet, who was then Gounod's 17 year old student. Two parts of this work were first performed in London during 1851 and began his reputation as a noteworthy composer. In february 1848, Gounod returned to civil life and began the composition of a "Messe Solennelle", also known as the "Saint Cecilia Mass". Around 1846-47 Gounod began studying for the priesthood but changed his mind and went back to composition. He concentrated on religious music of the sixteenth century. He subsequently went to Italy where he studied the music of Pa lestrina. In 1839, he won the Prix de Rome for his cantata Fernand. He entered the Paris Conservatoire where he studied under Fromental Halévy. Under her tutelage, Gounod first showed his musical talents. Gounod was born in Paris, the son of a pianist mother and a draftsman father. Charles-François Gounod (IPA: 17 June 1818 ? 18 October 1893) was a French composer, best known for his Ave Maria as well as his operas Faust and Roméo et Juliette.
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