Composer
Benjamin Godard
French violinist and composer (1849–1895)
1849–1895
204 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1849
- Died
- 1895
- Birthplace
- Paris
- Place of death
- Cannes
- Citizenship / historical state
- France
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Romantic
Biography
Benjamin Louis Paul Godard (18 August 1849 – 10 January 1895) was a French violinist and Romantic-era composer of Jewish extraction, best known for his opera Jocelyn. Godard composed eight operas, five symphonies, two piano and two violin concertos, string quartets, sonatas for violin and piano, piano pieces and etudes, and more than a hundred songs. He died at the age of 45 in Cannes (Alpes-Maritimes) of tuberculosis and was buried in the family tomb in Taverny in the French department of Val-d'Oise.
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Life and musical career
- Education
- Conservatoire de Paris
- Career institutions / employers
- Conservatoire de Paris
- Instruments played
- violin
- Genres
- opera
- Movements
- classical music
- Notable works
- Jocelyn
- Languages used
- French
- VIAF ID
- 7487222
- ISNI
- 0000000108671616
- GND ID
- 116695110
- Library of Congress ID
- n81018135
- MusicBrainz ID
- 5b029178-02d1-4570-9391-be8617c6eae0
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Organ, Voice, Flute, Harp
- Genres represented
- Classical
- Source entries with composition dates
- 20
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
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Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
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| Waltz, Op.116 |
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| Chanson De Florian | See work details |
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| Au Matin, Op.83 |
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| Florian's Song | See work details |
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| Stephanos | See work details |
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| Fifth Valse, Op. 88 |
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| Blue Danube Waltz | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Victory | See work details |
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| Piano Trio No.2, Op.72 |
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| 1. Prelude | See work details |
1 more instruments
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| Oh! Ne T'eveille Pas | See work details |
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| Canzonetta |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Concerto Romantique, Op.35 |
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| Mazurka No. 1, Op. 25 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Sonate Fantastique, Op.63 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Lullaby (From "Jocelyn") | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| En Songe | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Gavotte No.3, Op.109 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Impressions de Campagne, Op.123 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Impromptu-Mazurk, Op.117 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Piano Concerto, Op.31 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Promenade en Mer, Op.86 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Renouveau, | See work details |
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| 2e Scherzetto | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Violin Sonata No.2, Op.2 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Violin Sonata No.4, Op.12 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Mazurka, Op. 54 |
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| Legende Patorale | See work details |
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| Black Hawk Waltz | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Legende Pastorale, Op. 138 |
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| Canzonetta from Concerto Romantique for Violin and Orchestra , Op. 35 |
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| Godard: Four Piano Solos | See work details |
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| 6 Duets for Two Violins and Piano |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Fileuse, Op.130 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Gavotte, Op. 81 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Lanterne Magique, Part I, Op.50 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Lanterne Magique, Part IV, Op.110 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Lucie | See work details |
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| Mazurka No. 3, Op. 74 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| 3 Morceaux | See work details |
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| 20 Pieces for Piano, Op.58 |
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| Sur la Mer, Barcarolle | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Symphonie Gothique, Op.23 |
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| Valse No.2, Op.56 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Valse-Impromptu | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Valse No.10, Op.121 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Violin Sonata No.1, Op.1 |
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| Violin Sonata No.3, Op.9 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 7487222. Portrait: Unattributed, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.