Listening Through The Dictionary of Composers and Their Music
François-Joseph Gossec (1734-1829)
Bio
Gossec was born in Vergnies then a French enclave in the Austrian Netherlands, now a part of Froidchapelle, Belgium. He was tutored by Rameau in Paris and began composing for the Prince de Condé's orchestra. He met and befriended Mozart, Le Duc, Gaviniès, Méhul, and Cherubini. A friend and ally of Napoleon, he was forced into retirement after Waterloo.
Music
Te Deum a Grand Orchestra
Suite du Triomphe de la République
Symphonie à 17 parties in F-major
Symphonie concertante for violin and cello in D major
Messe des Morts
Missa Pro Defunctis
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