Benjamin Godard

Benjamin Louis Paul Godard was a French violinist and Romantic-era composer of Jewish extraction, best known for his opera Jocelyn. Godard composed eight operas, five symphonies, two piano and two violin concertos, string quartets, sonatas for violin and piano, piano pieces and etudes, and more than a hundred songs.

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Who was born first?

• Benjamin Godard and Hugo Riemann were born the same year
• Benjamin Godard was born 1 year before Zdeněk Fibich
• Benjamin Godard was born 1 year after Robert Planquette
• Benjamin Godard was born 1 year after Pierre De Geyter
• Benjamin Godard was born 1 year after Hubert Parry

Timeline

1. Hubert ParryFebruary 27, 1848 – October 7, 1918
2. Pierre De GeyterOctober 8, 1848 – September 26, 1932
3. Robert PlanquetteJuly 31, 1848 – January 28, 1903
4. Benjamin Godard (this page)August 18, 1849 – January 10, 1895
5. Hugo RiemannJuly 18, 1849 – July 10, 1919
6. Zdeněk FibichDecember 21, 1850 – October 15, 1900

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