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La plaine est vaste : autograph manuscript, 1857 July 24.

Record ID
114559
Accession number
Cary 583
Creator
Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893.
Biographical Data
French composer.
Object title

La plaine est vaste : autograph manuscript, 1857 July 24.

Uniform title
Plaine est vaste
Date
1857 July 24.
Inscriptions/Markings
At the end: "à ma fille Rosalie Ch. Gd Savigny 24 Juillet 1857."
Notes
Song; for voice and piano.
Author of text anonymous or unidentified.
Title from incipit: La plaine est vaste, e le soleil géant vermeil.
This song, with a different text, became the Chant du Berger Andreloun ("Le jour se lève") in Act IV, Scene 1 of Gounod's opera Mireille.
Associated names
Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893. Mireille. Jour se lève.
Jousset, Rosalie, former owner.
Composer