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 5 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
Soirs: 08 Eglogue op. 5, no. 8	Catalogue / opus op. 5, no. 8	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Soirs: 06 Un Soir op. 5, no. 6	Catalogue / opus op. 5, no. 6	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Soirs: 02 Gaiety op. 5, no. 2	Catalogue / opus op. 5, no. 2	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Soirs: 03 Spleen op. 5, no. 3	Catalogue / opus op. 5, no. 3	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Procession on the Mountain, The, from "Music for the Open Air", Op. 44	Catalogue / opus Op. 44	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Noce des Souris, La, from "Le Petit Elfe Ferme-l'oeil", Op. 58	Catalogue / opus Op. 58	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Cigogne Lasse, La, from "Le Petit Elfe Ferme-l'oeil", Op. 58	Catalogue / opus Op. 58	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Cheval de Ferme-l'oeil, Le, from "Le Petit Elfe Ferme-l'oeil", Op. 58	Catalogue / opus Op. 58	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Mariage de la Poupee Berthe, Le, from "Le Petit Elfe Ferme-l'oeil", Op. 58	Catalogue / opus Op. 58	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Ronde des Lettres Boiteuses, La, from "Le Petit Elfe Ferme-l'oeil", Op. 58	Catalogue / opus Op. 58	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Promenade a Travers le Tableau, La, from "Le Petit Elfe Ferme-l'oeil", Op. 58	Catalogue / opus Op. 58	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Parapluie Chinois, Le, from "Le Petit Elfe Ferme-l'oeil", Op. 58	Catalogue / opus Op. 58	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Dionysiaques	Year composed 1913	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Dionysiaques, Op.62	Catalogue / opus Op.62	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
1. Aux Rochers de Naye	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
6. Chanson des Feuilles	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
1. Cloitre	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
3. Brise	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
4. Lac	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
6. Glas	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
2. Gaity	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
3. Spleen	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
8. Eglogue	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
4. Berceuse	See work details	Harp Timpani percussion Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
5. Marche Buriesque	See work details	Harp Timpani percussion Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
On dist que...	See work details	Voice Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Prince et Bergere	See work details	Voice Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
La Mode commode	See work details	Voice Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
1. Scaramouche	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
2. Aminte	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
3. Damis	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
4. Egle	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sonatina	See work details	Flute Cornet Saxophone Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
No. 5: Clymene	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sonatina Op.207 No.2	Catalogue / opus Op.207 No.2	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Soirs , Op. 5 - En Revant	Catalogue / opus Op. 5	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Soirs , Op. 5 - Gaiety	Catalogue / opus Op. 5	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Soirs , Op. 5 - Spleen	Catalogue / opus Op. 5	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Soirs , Op. 5 - Apres l'ete	Catalogue / opus Op. 5	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Soirs , Op. 5 - Parfum Exotique	Catalogue / opus Op. 5	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Soirs , Op. 5 - Un Soir	Catalogue / opus Op. 5	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Soirs , Op. 5 - Tziganiana	Catalogue / opus Op. 5	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Soirs , Op. 5 - Eglogue	Catalogue / opus Op. 5	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Soirs , Op. 5 - Sur l'Onde	Catalogue / opus Op. 5	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Soirs , Op. 5 - Dernieres Pages	Catalogue / opus Op. 5	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Musiques Intimes, Book I, Op. 16 - I.	Catalogue / opus Op. 16	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Musiques Intimes, Book I, Op. 16 - II. Sur le Chemin Desert	Catalogue / opus Op. 16	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Musiques Intimes, Book I, Op. 16 - III. Silence Trouble	Catalogue / opus Op. 16	Piano	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.