(1818–1893) Charles-François Gounod Works: • Faust (1859) • Mireille (1864) • Roméo et Juliette (1867) • Inno e Marcia Pontificale (1869) • Marche funèbre d’une marionnette (1872) • Petite Symphonie (1885) • La Reine de Saba (1862) Gounod in Art:…
(1875–1937) Joseph Maurice Ravel Works: • Boléro (1928) • Concerto pour la main gauche (1932) • Concerto pour piano en sol majeur (1932) • Daphnis et Chloé (1909-12) • Gaspard de la nuit (1908) • L’Enfant et les Sortilèges (1925)…
(1866–1925) Éric Alfred Leslie Satie Works: • Trois Gymnopédies (1888) • Six Gnossiennes (1890-97) • Trois morceaux en forme de poire (1911) • Sports et Divertissements (1914) • Parade (1917) • Socrate (1919) Erik Satie in Art: Valadon, Suzanne (1865-1938)…
(1836–1891) Clément Philibert Léo Delibes Works: • Coppélia (1870) • Lakmé (1883) • Sylvia (1876) Born February 21 1836 Saint-Germain-du-Val, now La Flèche (France) Died January 16 1891 Paris (France) Buried Cimetière de Montmartre (Paris) Occupation Composer Musician Occupation Organist Professor Award…
(1714–1787) Works: • Alceste (1767) • Iphigénie en Aulide (1774) • Iphigénie en Tauride (1779) • Orfeo ed Euridice (1762) • Paride ed Elena (1770) Born July 2 1714 Erasbach, city of Berching (Germany) Died November 15 1787 Vienna (Austria) Cause…
Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Position de quatrième devant sur la jambe gauche (Fourth Position Front on the Left Leg) c.1880s, cast 1919–1921 Bronze, 58.4 x 37.9 x 35.7 cm Clark Art Institute, Williamstown
Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Ballet à l’Opéra de Paris (Ballet at the Paris Opéra) 1877 Pastel over monotype on cream laid paper, 35.2 × 70.6 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago See also: • Paris (France)
Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Danseuse verte, Danseuse basculant (Dancer in Green, Swaying Dancer) 1877–1879 Pastel and gouache on paper, 64 x 36 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Degas was fascinated by the world of ballet; hence, it figured prominently in many of his…
(1862–1918) Achille-Claude Debussy Works: • Arabesques (1888-1891) • Children’s Corner (1908) • Images (1905-1907) • Jeux (1913) • La Mer (1905) • Pelléas et Mélisande (1902) • Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune (1894) • Préludes (1909-1913) • Quatuor à cordes…
(1925–2021) Μιχαήλ (Μίκης) Θεοδωράκης Works: • Electra (1962) • Golden Collection (Instrumental) • Iphigenia (1977) • The Trojan Women (1971) • Zorba’s Dance (1964) • Zorba the Greek (1964) Filmography as Composer: Electra 1962 Director: Michael Cacoyannis Starring: Irene Papas, Giannis Fertis …