Singers regard singing as their artistic carrier. Due to their efforts, Gounod's opera "Faust" was popular in the first 70 years or so after its performance, but as time passed, things changed. Faust is no longer part of the Opera House's regular program, apparently because the sentimental tone in it is too dull and out of place. A large number of dull sacred music make it difficult for Gounod to create light and truly intoxicating music. After all, drama is not his specialty, and his temperament is most suitable for writing beautiful music, such as the "Ave Maria" based on Bach's Prelude in C major, and a series of other vocal works, especially a large number of songs. Orchestral music is also a handy vehicle for his writing, such as the enchanting Little Symphony for wind instruments, which is hard to believe it came from a seventy-something composer.
On June 17, 1818, Cournot was born in Paris to an art-loving family, studied at the Paris Conservatory, won the Rome Prize in 1839, and immediately studied in Italy, where he studied the Italian composer Palestrina (about 1525). -1594), and was deeply influenced by it. After returning home, he received priesthood training, and finally he decided not to serve in the priesthood and devote himself to music creation. He served as the conductor of the "Orfion United Choir Society" for 8 years (1852-1860), gaining a lot of valuable experience. In the following 5 years, he lived in London and organized a choir, which is now the United Kingdom The predecessor of the Royal Choir.
In France at that time, the real scope of a composer's activity was limited to the opera, and Gounod made two unsuccessful attempts in this direction. In 1859, the opera "Faust" came out and was well received by the public. It was hailed as a monument in the history of opera development. It was adapted into "Grand Opera" 10 years later. The original dialogue was deleted and a ballet was added. . The opera Philemon and Bossis ended in failure due to the script itself, although the music was very lyrical and beautiful. After Faust, Mireille (1864) is arguably one of his finest operas, expressing the light and bright style of his music. "Romeo and Juliet" (1867) is also elegant, but it falls short of Shakespeare's passionate play. As for Gounod's other operas, his talent was wasted. Gounod died in Saint Cloud on January 18, 1893.
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