Composer
Jean Cras
French composer, Commander of French Navy (1879–1932)
1879–1932
16 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1879
- Died
- 1932
- Birthplace
- Brest
- Place of death
- Brest
- Citizenship / historical state
- France
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Jean Émile Paul Cras (French: [ʒɑ̃ kʁaz]; 22 May 1879 – 14 September 1932) was a 20th-century French composer and career naval officer. His musical compositions were inspired by his native Brittany, his travels to Africa, and most of all, by his sea voyages. As a naval commander he served with distinction in the Adriatic Campaign during World War I.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; naval officer; scholar; soldier
- Education
- École Navale
- Teachers
- Henri Duparc
- Movements
- classical music
- Languages used
- French
- VIAF ID
- 79166432
- ISNI
- 0000000081591578
- GND ID
- 13533182X
- Library of Congress ID
- n85272597
- MusicBrainz ID
- dd8b965d-7e2a-421b-88ed-d38918aa7407
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, violin, Harp, Cello, Flute
- Genres represented
- Classical
- Source entries with composition dates
- 11
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
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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| Sonate pour Violoncelle et piano |
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| Ames d'enfants |
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| Danza tenera | See work details |
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| Danza animata | See work details |
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| Danza scherzosa | See work details |
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| Paysages |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Polyphème |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Quintette for Harp, Flute, Violin, Viola and Violoncello |
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| View sheet music |
| Trio for violin, viola and violoncello |
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| View sheet music |
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| Danza morbida | See work details |
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| Habanera | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Deux impromptus pour harpe ou piano |
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| View sheet music |
| Piano Concerto |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Piano Trio |
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| View sheet music |
| Poèmes Intimes |
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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 79166432. Portrait: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.