Gabriel Urbain Faure

noun

Ga·bri·el Ur·bain

[ga-bree-el oor-ban] , 1845–1924, French composer.

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Fauré (ˈfɔːreɪ, French fore)

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	Gabriel (Urbain) (ɡabriɛl). 1845--1924, French composer and teacher, noted particularly for his song settings of French poems, esp those of Verlaine, his piano music, and his Messe de Requiem (1887)

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"I can make you happy," said he to the back of her head, across the bush. "You shall have a piano in a year or two—farmers' wives are getting to have pianos now—and I'll practice up the flute right well to play with you in the evenings."
"Yes; I should like that."
"And have one of those little ten-pound gigs for market—and nice flowers, and birds—cocks and hens I mean, because they can be useful," continued Gabriel, feeling balanced between poetry and practicality.
"I should like it very much."
"And a frame for cucumbers—like a gentleman and lady."
"Yes."
"And when the wedding was over, we'd have it put in the newspaper lists of marriages."
"Dearly I should like that!"

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