
- •The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. In the 29-volume second edition. Grove Music Online /General Editor – Stanley Sadie. Oxford University Press. 2000 Gounod, Charles-François
- •1. Youth, early career, ambitions in the church.
- •2. Emergence into prominence.
- •3. Career apogee.
- •4. England.
- •5. Later career.
- •6. Songs and choruses.
- •7. Church music.
- •8. Operas.
- •9. Position in French music.
- •Other latin liturgical
- •Sacred or pious part-music in french or english
- •Secular partsongs
- •Oratorios, cantatas etc.
- •Sacred and pious songs
- •Secular songs
- •Children's songs and partsongs
- •Orchestral and band
- •Instrumental chamber
- •Other instrumental
- •Writings
- •Bibliography letters
- •Biographical and general critical studies
- •Specialized critical studies
Sacred or pious part-music in french or english
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L'éternité (M.O. Malory), strophes, SATB, unacc. (1854, 2/?1883 with pf/org in 14 grands choeurs)
Tout l'univers est plein de sa magnificence (Racine), 2 choruses SATB/SATTBB, unacc. (before 1856, 2/1862 with pf/org)
Oraison à la très sainte vierge, SATB (1856)
Cieux, fondez-vous en pleurs, cantique du XVIIe siècle, 4vv (1856)
Les sept paroles de N.S. Jésus-Christ sur la croix, SATB, unacc. (1858, 2/1866)
Fixer ici ton sort, cantique du XVIIe siècle, 4vv (1859)
Dans cette étable, pastorale sur un noël du XVIIIe siècle (4 grands choeurs no.2), SATB, orch (1859); many arrs. as Bethléem
Près du fleuve étranger (4 grands choeurs no.1) (A. Quételard, Ps cxxxvii), SATB, orch/pf/org (1861)
Prière à Marie (E. Bouscatel), SATB, pf/org (1861)
Le Vendredi-Saint (A. Badou), SATTBB, unacc. (1865/6, 2/1868 with pf)
Prière du soir (E. Manuel), SATTBB, unacc. (1866, 2/1869 with pf, org ad lib in 12 choeurs et une cantate) [also pubd as solo song (1872)]
Noël (J. Barbier, after Uhland), chant des religieuses, S, A, SSA, pf, org ad lib (1866); as Chantez Noël, S, A, pf (1867), 1v, pf (c1869)
Le crucifix (Hugo), SATTBB (1866, 2/1869 with pf/org in 12 choeurs et une cantate) [also pubd as solo song]
Stabat mater (Fr., Abbé Castaing), SATB, orch (1867)
D'un coeur qui t'aime (from Racine: Athalie), 2 choruses SATB, unacc., composed 1851 (n.d., 2/1869 with pf/org in 12 choeurs et une cantate)
Les martyrs (A. Quételard), scène chorale, TTBB, unacc./pf (1871)
A New Morning Service, SATB, org (London, 1872): TeD (Eng.), C; Bs (Eng.), G
An Evening Service, SATB, org (London, 1872): Mag (Eng.), D Nunc (Eng.), B
Omnipotent Lord (J. Mason), sacred ps, SATB, pf (London, 1872/3) [6 New Part Songs no.1]
Adam could find no solid peace, SATB, pf (London, 1872 or 1873) [6 New Part Songs, 2nd ser., no.5]
Grandeur de Dieu, SATB, unacc. (Nancy, 1876)
Je te rends grâce, ô Dieu d'amour (P. Collin), cantique, SATB, pf/org (1892); other arrs., 1–2vv, org
Toujours à toi, Seigneur (Collin), 4vv, pf/org (1892); other arrs., 1–2vv, org
Gounod, Charles-François: Works
Secular partsongs
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Choeur de chasseurs, ‘Où sommes-nous?’ (1855); Hymne à la France (A. Baralle) (?1856, 2/1879); L'enclume (E. Barateau) (1856); Vive l'empereur (Lefranc), chant national (1856), also for 6vv [middle section, Prière, repubd as Tantum ergo (1883)]; La cigale et la fourmi (La Fontaine) (1856); Le corbeau et le renard (La Fontaine) (1857); Le retour des guerriers, in La musique populaire, i (1863); La chasse, ‘Au fond des bois’ (1867): all TTBB, unacc., most repubd for 3 equal vv, pf ad lib
Le vin des gaulois et la danse de l'épée, légende bretonne, TTBB, unacc. (1854), arr. SATB, orch (1879/80) [as 4 grands choeurs no.4], arr. pf solo (1878); with new text Chant des compagnons (4 grands choeurs no.3), TTBB, orch/pf (by 1858), arr. SATB, orch (1859/60)
La nuit (Crèvecoeur), T, SATTBB, unacc. (1867, 2/1868 with pf acc.)
L'affût (A. de Ségur), TTBB, unacc./pf, in 12 choeurs et une cantate (1869)
Matinée dans la montagne (E. Tourneux), solo vv, SATB, pf, in 12 choeurs et une cantate (1869)
A la frontière (J. Frey), chant patriotique, solo vv, chorus, orch, Paris, Opéra, 8 Aug 1870, unpubd, F-Po
6 New Part Songs (London, 1872 or 1873): [1 Omnipotent Lord (J. Mason), sacred ps, SATB, pf]; 2 Little Celandine (Wordsworth), SATB, pf [pubd as solo duet (1872)]; 3 Gitanella (F.E. Ashley), SATB, pf; 4 Bright Star of Eve, 2 choruses SATB, pf; 5 My true love hath my heart (P. Sydney), SATB, pf [also pubd as solo song]; 6 Take me, Mother Earth (Mrs Jameson), SATB, pf
6 New Part Songs, 2nd ser. (London, 1872 or 1873): 1 The Farewell (T. Hood), TTBB, pf; 2 Go, lovely rose (E. Waller), SATB, pf; 3 The Bell (I. Bröchner), 2 choruses SATB, pf; 4 Far from my native mountains (Miss Horace Smith, after Gounod), SATB, pf [arr. from solo song Loin du pays]; [5 Adam could find no solid peace, SATB, pf]; 6 Le loup et l'agneau (La Fontaine, with Eng. trans.), TTBB, pf
En avant! (P. Deroulède), chanson militaire, solo vv, vv, pf 2/4 hands (1875), many arrs.
Cantate pour la fête du T-C Frère Libanos (Fr. A. Marie), SATB, pf (by 1876)
La liberté éclairant le monde! (E. Guiard), TTBB, orch (1876)
Le ruisseau (Quételard), solo v, 3 equal vv, unacc. (1883)
Les petits glaneurs (Quételard), 3 equal vv, unacc. (1883)
Gounod, Charles-François: Works