Gabriel Foley

Gabriel Urbain Fauré (French: Gabriel Urbain Fauré, French pronunciation: [ɡabʁiɛl yʁbɛ fɔʁe]; May 12, 1845 – November 4, 1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist and music educator. Faure inherited Saint-Saëns, and was followed by Ravel and Debussy. In the early days, he and Saint-Saëns laid the foundation for the French National Music School. Later, during his tenure at the Paris Conservatory of Music, Fauré worked hard to reform and promote the underachievers, which played a supporting role in the development of modern French music. Faure's musical works are famous for vocal music and chamber music, and he also influenced his descendants in the grammar of harmony and melody.