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Fauré

American  
[foh-ray] / foʊˈreɪ /

noun

  1. Gabriel Urbain 1845–1924, French composer.


Fauré British  
/ fore, ˈfɔːreɪ /

noun

  1. Gabriel ( Urbain ) (ɡabriɛl). 1845–1924, French composer and teacher, noted particularly for his song settings of French poems, esp those of Verlaine, his piano music, and his Messe de Requiem (1887)

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The non-narrative choreography takes its inspiration from its music—Gabriel Fauré, for “Emeralds”; Stravinsky, for “Rubies”; and Tchaikovsky, for “Diamonds.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Merz Trio The piano trio plays pieces by Haydn, Fauré and Schumann in this Santa Monica Symphony presentation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2021

The writer, who never publicly acknowledged his homosexuality, and Venezuelan-born Hahn, a musical child prodigy, shared a love of painting, literature and the French composer Fauré.

From The Guardian ● May 22, 2018

Both services are led by Cleveland Kersh and have similar programs: works by Grieg, Fauré and Bach, as well as Nico Muhly’s “Bright Star Carol.”

From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2016

Christophe, who was taken to one of these Popular Universities by Madame Roussin, heard her play Debussy to the people between la Bonne Chanson of Gabriel Fauré and one of the later quartets of Beethoven.

From Jean Christophe: in Paris The Market-Place, Antoinette, the House by Gilbert Cannan

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