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The American history and encyclopedia of music .., 1908
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1school was César Franck. He has been described as "the descendant of Bach by his scientific knowledge, of Gluck by his power of lofty expression, and of the German romanticists by his harmonic methods; while he is French in the clearness, purity and simplicity of his work. Moreover, as an individual character, he has a nobility, an elegance of form, an incomparable sweetness, which render the work of this great master imperishable." Other well-known composers of this school are Guirard, Chabrier, Godard, Chausson, Saint-Saëns and Massenet.
3Of the ultra-modern living writers, D'Indy, Debussy, Dubois and Faure have all distinguished themselves in the orchestral field. The tendency of these men is toward a vague, impressionistic style, with ever-changing harmonies and a wealth of orchestral color.
5France is now in the lead in matters relating to the organ, and numbers among her sons such renowned organists as Guilmant, Dubois, Widor, Gigout, Boellmann, Ropartz and Pierne. Paris is the home of probably more organ virtuosi than any other city in the world. In violin playing the French have always been prominent, Kreutzer, Rode, Dancla, Baillot, Beriot, Vieuxtemps, Sauret and Ysaye all being illustrious names in the musical world, and Baillot being regarded as the founder of the present school of violinists. There have been the pianists Kalkbrenner, Ravina, Saint-Saëns, Brassin, Ritter, Duvernay, Pugno, Chaminade; and the singers Nourrit, Roger, Mme. Carvalho, Plancon and Mme. Calve.
7In educational matters, the Paris Conservatoire, founded in 1794, has done a noble work. There is no doubt that the training of more eminent musicians has been received at that institution than at any other. The majority of leading French composers have also, at one time or another, been associated with it. Fétis, whose Biographie Universelle des Musiciens is the best known French work in that line, was professor of composition at the Conservatoire for some years.
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