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
Genres: symphony; opera
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

Sheet music catalogue page 4 of 6

Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.

Works and musical collections with sheet music details
Title	Work details	Listed instruments	Sheet music
La Retardée, Op. 90 No. 3	Catalogue / opus Op. 90 No. 3 Year composed 1937	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Ronde burlesque, Op. 78	Catalogue / opus Op. 78 Year composed 1927	Orchestra Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Scènes de la vie moyenne Op. 124	Catalogue / opus Op. 124 Year composed 1950-2	Orchestra Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sélamlik, Op. 48, No. 1	Catalogue / opus Op. 48, No. 1 Year composed 1906	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Soirs, Op. 5	Catalogue / opus Op. 5 Year composed 1890-96	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sonate libre en deux parties enchaînées (ad modum clementis aquæ) Op.68	Catalogue / opus Op.68 Year composed 1918	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sonatine en trio pour Clavecin (ou piano), flûte et clarinette, Op.85	Catalogue / opus Op.85 Year composed 1934-5	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Suite en Rocaille, Op. 84	Catalogue / opus Op. 84 Year composed 1934	Flute Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Suite for Trumpet and Piano, Op. 133	Catalogue / opus Op. 133 Year composed 1955	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Symphony No. 2, Op. 137	Catalogue / opus Op. 137 Year composed 1957	Orchestra Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
La Tragédie de Salomé, Op. 50	Catalogue / opus Op. 50 Year composed 1907	Orchestra Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Vocalise étude, Op. 30	Catalogue / opus Op. 30 Year composed 1906	Voice Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
3. Silence Trouble	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
5. Pour Suite	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
6. Un Soir	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
10. Dernieres Pages	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
3. Danse Britannique	See work details	Harp Timpani percussion Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Le Passant de Passy	See work details	Voice Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Tournez s'il vous plait	See work details	Voice Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
5. Cassandre	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
6. Atys	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
7. Clymene	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
8. Arlequin	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Soirs: Tziganiana op. 5, no. 7	Catalogue / opus op. 5, no. 7	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Soirs: Gaiety op. 5, no. 2	Catalogue / opus op. 5, no. 2	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
The Procession on the Mountain, from "Music for the Open Air", Op. 44	Catalogue / opus Op. 44	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
La Noce des Souris, from "Le Petit Elfe Ferme-l'oeil", Op. 58	Catalogue / opus Op. 58	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
La Ronde des Lettres Boiteuses, from "Le Petit Elfe Ferme-l'oeil", Op. 58	Catalogue / opus Op. 58	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
La Promenade à Travers le Tableau, from "Le Petit Elfe Ferme-l'oeil", Op. 58	Catalogue / opus Op. 58	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Légende, Op. 66 - Set of Parts	Catalogue / opus Op. 66	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Soirs: Sur l'onde op. 5, no. 9	Catalogue / opus op. 5, no. 9	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Soirs: Spleen op. 5, no. 3	Catalogue / opus op. 5, no. 3	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
La Cigogne Lasse, from "Le Petit Elfe Ferme-l'oeil", Op. 58	Catalogue / opus Op. 58	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Soirs: Eglogue op. 5, no. 8	Catalogue / opus op. 5, no. 8	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Légende - Alto Sax - Alto Saxophone	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Calm, from "Music for the Open Air", Op. 44	Catalogue / opus Op. 44	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Soirs: Un Soir op. 5, no. 6	Catalogue / opus op. 5, no. 6	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Le Cheval de Ferme-l'oeil, from "Le Petit Elfe Ferme-l'oeil", Op. 58	Catalogue / opus Op. 58	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Soirs: Parfum Exoitque op. 5, no. 5	Catalogue / opus op. 5, no. 5	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Soirs: Après l'été op. 5, no. 4	Catalogue / opus op. 5, no. 4	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Légende - Piano Score - Piano Score	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Le Parapluie Chinois, from "Le Petit Elfe Ferme-l'oeil", Op. 58	Catalogue / opus Op. 58	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Soirs: Dernières Pages op. 5, no. 10	Catalogue / opus op. 5, no. 10	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Soirs: En Rêvant op. 5, no. 1	Catalogue / opus op. 5, no. 1	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Le Mariage de la Poupee Berthe, from "Le Petit Elfe Ferme-l'oeil", Op. 58	Catalogue / opus Op. 58	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Soirs: 05 Parfum Exoitque op. 5, no. 5	Catalogue / opus op. 5, no. 5	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Soirs: 07 Tziganiana op. 5, no. 7	Catalogue / opus op. 5, no. 7	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Soirs: 09 Sur l'onde op. 5, no. 9	Catalogue / opus op. 5, no. 9	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details

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.