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Gabriel Faure

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French poet

Person · Open Library

Born
1877
Died
1962
Works
36

Top works

  • The land of St. Francis of Assisi
  • Pilgrimages in Italy
  • The Italian lakes;Maggiore, Como, Orta, Varese, Lugano, Iseo, Garda
  • Mon lycée
  • Heures romanesques

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
FR
Active from
1845-05-12
Active to
1924-11-04

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Listeners · Last.fm

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961,252
Total plays
8,384,103

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Gabriel Urbain Fauré (12 May 1845 – 4 November 1924) was a French composer, often seen as a transitional figure between the Romantic period and Impressionism. In contrast with his harmonic and melodic style, which pushed the bounds for his time, Fauré’s rhythmic motives tended to be subtle and repetitive, with little to break the flow of the line, although he did utilize subtle large scale syncopations, similar to those found in the works of Johannes Brahms. Aaron Copland referred to him as the

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Gabriel
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Tournon-sur-Rhône
Place of death
Ors
Occupation
jurist
Languages spoken
French
Native language
French
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date of birth
1877-05-15
date of death
1962-08-05
name in native language
Gabriel Faure
writing language
French
different from
Gabriel Fauré
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