Composer
Pauline Viardot
French mezzo-soprano and composer
1821–1910
26 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1821
- Died
- 1910
- Birthplace
- Paris
- Place of death
- 7th arrondissement of Paris
- Citizenship / historical state
- France
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Romantic
Biography
Pauline Viardot (pronounced [po.lin vjaʁ.do]; 18 July 1821 – 18 May 1910) was a French dramatic mezzo-soprano, composer and pedagogue of Spanish descent. Born Michelle Ferdinande Pauline García, she came from a musical family and took up music at a young age. She began performing as a teenager and had a long and illustrious career as a star performer.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; opera singer; opera vocal coach; pianist; singer; voice teacher
- Teachers
- Manuel García; Franz Liszt
- Genres
- opera; classical music
- Birth name
- Michelle Ferdinande Pauline García
- Languages used
- French
- VIAF ID
- 73929645
- ISNI
- 000000010915619X
- GND ID
- 118804375
- Library of Congress ID
- n50019659
- MusicBrainz ID
- 4014fbd5-7ffc-45d2-b277-0fab19213720
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Voice, Low Voice, Piano, Vocal
- Genres represented
- Classical
- Source entries with composition dates
- 2
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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| Die Beschworung | See work details |
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| Le rêve de Jésus |
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| Madrid |
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| Die Sterne | See work details |
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| 10 Mélodies | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Die Meise | See work details |
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| Das Voglein | See work details |
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| Hai luli! / Les filles de Cadix | See work details |
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| Das Blumlein | See work details |
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| Auf Grusein's Hugeln | See work details |
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| Ruhige Helige Nacth | See work details |
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| Mutternactige Bilder | See work details |
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| Flustern, Anthemscheues | See work details |
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| Zwei Rosen | See work details |
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| Des Nachts | See work details |
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| Der Gefangere | See work details |
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| Moriro | See work details |
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| Hai luli | See work details |
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| Habanera | See work details |
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| Cancion de la Infanta | See work details |
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| Les Filles de Cadix | See work details |
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| Au jardin de mon pere | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Fleur dessechee | See work details |
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| An Hour of Study, Volume 1 | See work details |
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| An Hour of Study, Volume 2 | See work 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 73929645. Portrait: Hulton Archive / Getty Images, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.