Charles Gounod by Nadar, ca. 1887

This is a list of musical compositions by the 19th-century French composer Charles Gounod (1818–1893), sorted by musical work category and date.[1]

Operas

Oratorios

  1. For voice and piano. Arranged by Antony Choudens
  2. For piano solo. Arranged by Antony
  3. For voice, piano, organ, violin or violoncello. With French, Latin, Italian, and German words (1872)
  1. For voice and piano arranged by Berthold Tours
  2. In English by J. Troutbeck
  3. In German by J. Weyl
  1. For voice and piano. Arranged by Brown (1885)
  2. In English by J. Troutbeck

Ballet

Theatre

Charles Gounod's burial site (Auteuil, Paris, France)

Masses

  1. For 3-part male choir and organ (1863)
  2. For 4 voices
  1. For soli, chorus, orchestra, and organ
  2. For soli, chorus, and organ. Orchestra reduction by E. Vast (1861)
  3. For soli, chorus, and organ. Added second offertory (1873)
  4. For soli, four-part chorus, and organ or piano. Added Laudate Dominum (1878)
  5. For soli, two-part chorus, and organ or piano (1887)
  6. The Kyrie, Sanctus, Benedictus, and Agnus Dei, for soli or chorus in unison with organ or piano accompaniment (1886)
  7. With the organ replacing the wind instruments. To be played with a string quartet. Arranged by H. d'Aubel (1895)
  1. For voice and piano. Arranged by A. Lavignac
  2. For 2 voices and organ or harmonium. Arranged by Antony Choudens (1877)
  3. For piano and organ. Arranged by Leon Lemoine (1878)
  4. For 3 voices and organ
  5. The office of holy communion. Translated by George F. Tredaway
  1. In E♭ (from G)
  2. For piano and voice. Arranged by Berthold Tours (1883)
  1. For soli, chorus, and organ
  2. For 2 voices and organ
  3. With an accompaniment of string quartet or harp and organ

Motets

  1. For soprano or tenor
  2. For 2 voices
  3. For chorus
  1. With piano or organ in G, C, and E♭ (1860–66)
  2. With orchestra (1864)
  3. In English by Henry Chorley (1862)
  4. For orchestra and chorus (1877)
  1. For solo alto or baritone and piano
  2. For solo soprano or tenor and piano
  3. For soprano or tenor, violin, organ, and piano
  4. For soprano, violin, organ, piano, and orchestra
  5. In English by Chorley
  1. In English by Farnie (1866)
  2. As Ave verum. For chorus and orchestra
  1. In English by Webb (1869) (this work is performed by the Robert Mitchell Boys Choir in the 1947 film The Bishop's Wife)[2]
  2. In English by Metzler (1889)

Songs

  1. In English by W. J. Ryby (1878)
  2. In English by O. Meredith (1882)
  1. In Italian by Zaffira (1872)
  2. In English by C. J. Rowe
  1. In French by J. Ruelle
  2. In Italian by A. Zanardini
  1. In Italian by A. Zanardini
  2. In English by Germaine Mellor (1888)
  1. In French by E. Vergin [Also: E. Colonne]. With piano
  2. With orchestra
  1. "Tranquil night" ["Night resplendent" from Cinq-Mars]
  2. "Love in Arcadia"
  3. "Image so dear"

Instrumental

  1. For piano 4 hands. Arranged by Georges Bizet
  2. For piano 2 hands. Arranged by A. Goria (1856)
  1. For piano and organ
  2. For piano
  3. For easy piano
  1. For easy piano
  2. For organ
  1. "Les champs"
  2. "Chant du guerrier"
  3. "Le vallon"
  4. "Le Juif errant"
  5. "Visions de Faust"
  6. ?
  7. "L'ame d'un ange"
  8. "Le chant d'Euryclée"
  1. "La nacelle"
  2. "La rosière"
  3. "Le page"
  1. No. 3. For 2 piano Arranged by Camille Saint-Saëns and A. Leduc
  2. No. 5. For piano 2 hands. Arranged by G. Pierné (1889)
  3. No. 5. For piano 4 hands. Arranged by C. de Bériot (1889)

Notes

  1. ^ Frère Libanos was the director of the Pensionnat des Frères des écoles chrétiennes à Passy.

References

  1. ^ Condé, Gérard. Charles Gounod. Paris: Fayard. 2009. 1086 p. ISBN 2-213-63249-9
  2. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Boys' Choir – via YouTube.
  3. ^ Condé, Gérard (2009). Charles Gounod. Fayard.

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