Jean Racine
Life
Born: 22 December 1639
Died: 21 April 1699
Biography
Jean Baptiste Racine was a French dramatist, one of the "big three" of 17th century France (along with Molière and Corneille), and one of the most important literary figures in the Western tradition. Racine was primarily a tragedian, though he did write one comedy.
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Settings of text by Jean Racine
- Cantique de Jean Racine (Mel Bonis)
- Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 (Gabriel Fauré)
- D'un cœur qui t'aime (Charles Gounod)
- L'Éternel est son nom (Franz Liszt)
- Hymne (César Franck)
Publications
External links
- Works by Jean Racine in the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)