Record ID:
117729
Creator:
Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893.
Biographical Data:
French composer.
Title:
Autograph letter, dated : Sevigny, 24 July 1857, to [Rosalie Jousset], 1857 July 24.
Date:
1857 July 24.
Notes:
The letter is attached to the autograph manuscript of the song, the text of which begins "La plaine est vaste, e le soleil géant vermeil" (Cary 583). With a different text, it became the Chant du Berger Andreloun ("Le jour se lève") in Act IV, Scene 1 of Gounod's opera Mireille.
Associated names:
Jousset, Rosalie, recipient.
Department:
Music Collection: