Portrait with oils of Gabriel Fauré by John Singer Sargent, about 1889 (in the Paris Museum of Music)

Gabriel Urbain Fauré (May 12, 1845 – November 4, 1924) was a French composer. Portrait with oils of Gabriel Faure (1845 –1924) by John Singer Sargent, about 1889 (The Paris Museum of Music) File links The following pages link to this file: Gabriel Fauré Categories: Artist died more than 70 years ago public domain art ... Portrait with oils of Gabriel Faure (1845 –1924) by John Singer Sargent, about 1889 (The Paris Museum of Music) File links The following pages link to this file: Gabriel Fauré Categories: Artist died more than 70 years ago public domain art ... Self Portrait, oil painting, 1907 John Singer Sargent (January 12, 1856 – April 14, 1925) was a painter known for his portraits. ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A composer is a person who writes music. ...

Born in Pamiers, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, he studied at the Niedermeyer school of religious music in Paris with several of the greats including Camille Saint-Saëns. He eventually became organist at Église de la Madeleine. Pamiers is a commune of the Ariège département, in southwestern France. ... Ariège is a département in southwestern France named after the Ariège River. ... Capital Toulouse Area 45,348 km² Regional President Martin Malvy (PS) (since 1998) Population   - 2004 estimate   - 1999 census   - Density (Ranked 8th) 2,687,000 2,551,687 59/km² (2004) Arrondissements 22 Cantons 293 Communes 3,020 Départements Ariège Aveyron Gers Haute-Garonne Hautes-Pyrénées Lot Tarn Tarn-et-Garonne... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Charles Camille Saint-Saëns (IPA: [ʃaʁl. ... Église de la Madeleine, Paris Léglise de la Madeleine, or Léglise Sainte-Marie-Madeleine (or simply La Madeleine), is a church in the 8th arrondissement of Paris that was designed as a temple to the glory of Napoleons army. ...

A prolific composer, among the most noteworthy of his works are his Requiem, the opera Penelope, the orchestral suite Masques et Bergamasques (based on music for a dramatic entertainment, or divertissement comique), and music for Pelléas et Mélisande. He also wrote chamber music; his two piano quartets are particularly well known. Other chamber music includes two piano quintets, two cello sonatas, two violin sonatas, and a number of piano pieces. He is also known for his songs, such as Clair de lune, Après un rêve, Les roses d'Ispahan, En prière, and several song cycles, including La Bonne Chanson with settings of poems by Verlaine. The requiem, also known formally as the Mass of Requiem, is a liturgical service of the Roman Catholic Church and its Eastern Rite. ... The foyer of Charles Garniers Opéra, Paris, opened 1875 Opera is an art form consisting of a dramatic stage performance set to music. ... Pelléas et Mélisande is the name of several dramatic works. ... Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. ... A piano quartet is a musical ensemble consisting of a piano and three other instruments, or a piece written for such a group. ... A piano quintet is a chamber musical ensemble made up of one piano and four other instruments, or the name of a piece written for such a group. ... A cello sonata usually denotes a sonata written for cello and piano, though other instrumentations are used, such as solo cello. ... A violin sonata is a musical composition for solo violin, often (but not always) accompanied by a piano or other keyboard instrument, or by figured bass in the Baroque. ... This article is about the modern musical instrument. ... A song cycle is a group of songs designed to be performed in sequence as a single entity. ... For La bonne chason (1892), Gabriel Fauré arranged poems of Paul Verlaine to relate a story and used recurrent themes to unify the cycle. ... Paul Verlaine (March 30, 1844 - January 8, 1896) is one of the greatest and most popular of French poets. ...

The Requiem, Op 48, was started after the death of his father, but before it was completed, his mother passed away as well. It was first performed in 1888. The Requiem thus is an expression of Faure's personal tragedy written after the death of his parents, though Fauré is thought not to have had strong religious beliefs. It has been described as "a lullaby of death". In setting the requiem he left out the Dies irae poem, though the reference to the day of judgment appears in libera me, which he added to the normal mass. Several slightly different versions of the Requiem exist, and these have given rise to a number of different recordings. The Requiem is also acknowledged as a source of inspiration for the similar setting by Maurice Duruflé. Requiem in D minor, Op. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... The requiem, also known formally as the Mass of Requiem, is a liturgical service of the Roman Catholic Church and its Eastern Rite. ... Dies Iræ is a famous Latin hymn written by Thomas of Celaeno. ... The requiem, also known formally as the Mass of Requiem, is a liturgical service of the Roman Catholic Church and its Eastern Rite. ... Maurice Duruflé (January 11, 1902, Louviers–June 16, 1986, Paris) was a French composer and organist. ...

His position as head of the Paris Conservatoire meant he was regarded as being among the foremost musical educators of his time; students of his include Maurice Ravel, Lili and Nadia Boulanger, and George Enescu. Conservatoire de Paris, or Paris Conservatoire, has been central to the evolution of music in France and Western Europe. ... Joseph-Maurice Ravel (March 7, 1875 – December 28, 1937) was a French composer and pianist, best known for his orchestral work, Boléro, and his famous 1922 orchestral arrangement of Modest Mussorgskys Pictures at an Exhibition. ... Lili Boulanger (Marie-Juliette Olga Lili Boulanger, 21 August 1893–15 March 1918) was a French composer, the younger sister of the noted composer and composition teacher Nadia Boulanger. ... Nadia Boulanger (September 16, 1887 – October 22, 1979) was an influential composer, conductor, and music professor. ... George Enescu George Enescu (known in France as Georges Enesco) (August 19, 1881, Liveni – May 4, 1955, Paris) was a Romanian composer, violonist, pianist, conductor and teacher, preeminent musician of the 20th century, one of the greatest interprets of his time. ...

Gabriel Fauré died in Paris from pneumonia. He was given a state funeral at Église de la Madeleine and is buried in the Cimetière de Passy, Paris, France. Pneumonia (the ancient Greek word for lungs) is defined as an inflamation, usually caused by infection, involving the alveoli of the lungs. ... The Cimetière de Passy is a famous cemetery located in 2, rue du Commandant Schœlsing, in the quarter of Passy in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France. ...

See also

List of compositions by Gabriel Fauré The following is a partial list of compositions by Gabriel Fauré. ...