Composer
Florent Schmitt
French composer (1870-1958)
1870–1958
258 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1870
- Died
- 1958
- Birthplace
- Blâmont
- Place of death
- Neuilly-sur-Seine
- Citizenship / historical state
- France
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Florent Schmitt (French pronunciation: [flɔʁã ʃmit]; 28 September 1870 – 17 August 1958) was a French composer. He was part of the group known as Les Apaches. His most famous pieces are La tragédie de Salome and Psaume XLVII (Psalm 47). He has been described as "one of the most fascinating of France's lesser-known classical composers".
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; musicologist; music critic; pianist
- Education
- Conservatoire de Paris
- Teachers
- Albert Lavignac
- Career institutions / employers
- Conservatoire de Paris
- Recorded memberships
- Académie des beaux-arts; Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium
- Movements
- classical music
- Awards
- Commander of the Legion of Honour; Prix de Rome; resident at the Villa Medici; Knight of the Order of Leopold; Commander of the Order of the Crown (Romania)
- Languages used
- French
- VIAF ID
- 12492803
- ISNI
- 0000000108710283
- GND ID
- 119456001
- Library of Congress ID
- n81026510
- MusicBrainz ID
- c37baf13-2cb0-41a4-a76a-ad4d024146d9
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Voice, Orchestra, Organ, Harp
- Genres represented
- Classical
- Source entries with composition dates
- 113
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.
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| 3 Danses, Op. 86 |
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| 3 Duos, Op. 136 |
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| Fables sans morales, Op. 130 |
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| Final, Op. 77 |
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| Humoresques, Op. 43 |
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| In Memoriam, Op. 72 |
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| 4 Lieds, Op. 45 |
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| 5 Motets, Op. 60 |
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| Musique sur l'eau, Op. 33 |
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| Musiques foraines, Op. 22 |
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| 3 Pièces Récréatives, Op. 37 |
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| Pièces Romantiques Op. 42 |
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| 2 Pieces, Op. 57 |
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| 7 Pieces, Op. 15 |
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| 3 Préludes, Op. 3 |
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| Psaume XLVII, Op. 38 |
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| Pupazzi Op. 36 |
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| Rêves, Op. 65 |
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| Saxophone Quartet, Op. 102 |
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| Small gestures, Op. 92 |
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| String Quartet, Op. 112 |
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| Suite for Flute and Piano, Op. 129 |
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| Sur cinq notes, Op. 34 |
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| Symphonie concertante, Op. 82 |
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| 3 Trios, Op. 99 |
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| Tristesse au jardin, Op. 52 |
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| 4. La Passeggiata al Lido | See work details |
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| 1. En Revant | See work details |
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| 1. Serenade | See work details |
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| 2. Le Retour a l | See work details |
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| La Mort du rossignol | See work details |
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| Lübeck, from "Reflections of Germany", Op. 28 |
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| Douceur du Soir, No. 4 from "Feuillets de Voyage", Op. 26, Book 1 |
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| Valse, No. 10 from "Feuillets de Voyage", Op. 26, Book 2 |
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| Werder, from "Reflections of Germany", Op. 28 |
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| Dance Vestigial, from "Music for the Open Air", Op. 44 |
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| Danse Britannique, No. 5 from "Feuillets de Voyage", Op. 26, Book 1 |
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| Reflections of Germany, Op. 28 |
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| Vienna, from "Reflections of Germany", Op. 28 |
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| Berceuse, No. 6 from "Feuillets de Voyage", Op. 26, Book 2 |
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| Dresden, from "Reflections of Germany", Op. 28 |
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| Serenade, No. 1 from "Feuillets de Voyage", Op. 26, Book 1 |
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| Mazurka, No. 7 from "Feuillets de Voyage", Op. 26, Book 2 |
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| Soirs: Ten Preludes for Piano, Op. 5 |
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| Heidelberg, from "Reflections of Germany", Op. 28 |
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| Nuremberg, from "Reflections of Germany", Op. 28 |
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| Visite, No. 2 from "Feuillets de Voyage", Op. 26, Book 1 |
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| Marche Burlesque, No. 8 from "Feuillets de Voyage", Op. 26, Book 2 |
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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 12492803. Portrait: Eugène Pirou (1841 - 1909), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.