Gounod

[ goo-noh; French goo-noh ]

/ ˈgu noʊ; French guˈnoʊ /

Charles Fran·çois

[chahrlz fran-swah; French sharl frahn-swa] /tʃɑrlz frænˈswɑ; French ʃarl frɑ̃ˈswa/,1818–93, French composer.

Example sentences from the Web for gounod

Had Gounod written only "Faust," it should stamp him as one of the most highly gifted composers of his age.

Great Italian and French Composers |George T. Ferris
Her fingers, prompted by a note, had gone from it into Gounod.

The Paliser case |Edgar Saltus
We had heard 'Faust' some years before and were great admirers of Gounod's genius.

Married |August Strindberg
While I was waiting in the green-room for my turn to go on, Gounod came in haloed with triumph.

My Recollections |Jules Massenet

How different is this tomb music from that of Gounod's "Romeo and Juliet!"

Stars of the Opera |Mabel Wagnalls

Gounod

/ (ˈɡuːnəʊ, French ɡuno) /

Charles François (ʃarl frɑ̃swa). 1818–93, French composer of the operas Faust (1859) and Romeo and Juliet (1867)