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Gabriel Urbain Fauré

Gabriel Urbain Fauré

Born: 12th May 1845, Pamiers

Died: 4th November 1924, Paris

Nationality: French

Gabriel Urbain Fauré was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th-century composers. Among his best-known works are his Pavane, Requiem, Sicilienne, nocturnes for piano and the songs "Après un rêve" and "Clair de lune". Although his best-known and most accessible compositions are generally his earlier ones, Fauré composed many of his most highly regarded works in his later years, in a more harmonically and melodically complex style.

Fauré was born into a cultured but not especially musical family.

Further Reading: Fauré

Interview, Roy Howat & Emily Kilpatrick on Fauré's vocal repertoire

Roy Howat and Emily Kilpatrick, the foremost experts on the vocal repertoire of Gabriel Fauré, answer our questions about the composer, the critical edition, and why his compositions are still so important today.

Recommended Sheet Music, Gabriel Fauré: Complete Songs for Voice and Piano

Numbering more than one-hundred in total, Gabriel Fauré’s songs form the single most influential contribution to the field of French art song. The final volume of Edition Peters' award-winning and complete critical edition of Gabriel Fauré’s works for voice and piano is now available. Find out more here.

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