Charles Gounod Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
CHARLES GOUNOD
Born: June 17, 1818 in Paris, France
Died: October 18, 1893 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Died: October 18, 1893 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Biography
French composer Charles Gounod (1818-1893) is best known for his religious works and operas, including Faust (1959), Mireille (1864) and Romeo and Juliet (1867). Later in life, Gounod, who had lived in England from 1870-1875, wrote his famous musical setting of "Ave Maria". He also wrote oratorios, symphonies and chamber music.
2013 Une pensée pour Robert (Sound), 1974 Stardust (Sound), 1948 Reina de reinas: La Virgen María (Sound), 2009 If I Were You 2 (Sound), 1978 Top club dimanche (Sound), 1999 Wisconsin Death Trip (Sound), Alfred Hitchcock Presents (Sound), 2011 The Adventures of Tintin (Sound), 2011 Puella Magi Madoka Magica (Sound), 2009 The Other Side of Paradise (Sound), 2005 24/7: The Passion of Life (Sound), 2005 Family Guy (Sound), 2005 Trust the Man (Sound), 2004 La consulta del Dr. Natalio (Sound), 2000 Red Letters (Sound), 2000 The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked (Sound), 1998 The Phantom of the Opera (Sound), 1997 Mystery Science Theater 3000 (Sound), 1995 The American President (Sound), 1995 Rocko's Modern Life (Sound), 1993 Animaniacs (Sound), 1993 The Age of Innocence (Sound), 1992 Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (Sound), 1989 Moonlighting (Sound), 1969 La casa de las muchachas (Sound), 1955 Songs Over the Vistula (Sound), 1953 Melba (Sound), 1951 The Great Caruso (Sound), 1937 When You're in Love (Sound), 1936 Rose-Marie (Sound), 1934 The World Moves On (Sound), 1934 Stingaree (Sound), 1933 Facing the Music (Sound), 1930 The Green Goddess (Sound), 1929 Hell's Bells (Sound), 1929 Welcome Danger (Sound), 2002 Great Performances (Music Department), 1962 Number 13 (Music Department), 1928 Habeas Corpus (Music Department), 2004 PooP (Sound), 2000 Inspector Morse (Sound), 1931 Charles Hackett with Rosa Low in an Excerpt from Gounod's 'Romeo (Sound), 2012 Reis e Ratos (Sound), 1993 A Bronx Tale (Sound), 2012 Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part II: The Eternal Story (Sound), 2009/I Faust (Sound), 1975 Royal Flash (Sound), 2013 Hannibal (Sound), Diva (Sound), 1999 Great Performances (Sound), 1933 The Charming Deceiver (Sound), 2011 Triunfo del amor (Sound), 2010 The American (Sound), 2007 I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (Sound), 2006 Factory Girl (Sound), 2005 You're Gonna Miss Me (Sound), 2004 Me and My Sister (Sound), 1995 The Lame Pigeon (Sound), 1991 Jacquot de Nantes (Sound), 1961 The Impersonator (Sound), 1957 The Bolshoi Ballet (Sound), 1954 Dios nos manda vivir (Sound), 1951 Strictly Dishonorable (Sound), 1947 The Bishop's Wife (Sound), 1938 Save a Little Sunshine (Sound), 1938 Mad About Music (Sound), 1936 Sunshine Ahead (Sound), 1932 Hotel Splendide (Sound), 1932 Let Me Explain, Dear (Sound), 1931 The Great Lover (Sound), 2007-2011 The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (Music Department), 1996 Gold and Silver Gala with Placido Domingo (Music Department), 1986 Faust (Music Department), 1985 Faust (Music Department), 1982 Romeo et Juliette (Music Department), 1973 Gounod: Faust (Music Department), 1935 Grand Old Girl (Music Department), 1932 Funeral March of a Marionette (Music Department), 2003 Carandiru (Sound), 1990 The Boyfriend School (Sound), 2013 The Answer to Everything (Sound), 1991 Volere volare (Sound), 1994 Roméo et Juliette (Music Department), 1989 The Epic of Detective Mandy: Book One - Satan Claus (Sound), 1900 Romeo and Juliet (Music Department), 2012 Hitchcock (Sound), 1983 Bearn o la sala de las muñecas (Sound), 2005 Un fil à la patte (Sound), Tiny Toon Adventures (Sound), 2005 Un fil à la patte (Music Department), 2007 Chez Maupassant (Sound), 2003 Ren & Stimpy 'Adult Party Cartoon' (Sound), 2000 Our Favorite Things: Christmas in Vienna (Sound), 1998 Addams Family Reunion (Sound), 1998 Sour Grapes (Sound), 1992-1995 The Ren & Stimpy Show (Sound), 1992 Kuka on Joe Louis (Sound), 1981 Quartet (Sound), 1979 Nosferatu the Vampyre (Sound), 1973 Papillon (Sound), 1968 Our Lady of the Turks (Sound), 1965 The Secret of My Success (Sound), 1961 Divorce Italian Style (Sound), 1954 Cristo (Sound), 1953 Ave Maria (Sound), 1948 Three Daring Daughters (Sound), 1944 Bluebeard (Sound), 1944 Champagne Charlie (Sound), 1942 I Married an Angel (Sound), 1941 The Hard-Boiled Canary (Sound), 1938 That Certain Age (Sound), 1938 The Girl of the Golden West (Sound), 1937 Maytime (Sound), 1936 Rainbow on the River (Sound), 1936 San Francisco (Sound), 2010 Vuelve a la vida (Music Department), 2005 Ihauteriak euskadin (Music Department), 1995 La colombe (Music Department), 1989 Faust (Music Department), 1908 Fausto Salve, Dimora, Casta e Pura (Music Department), 1907 Faust (Music Department), 1906 Ave Maria Gounod (Music Department), 2012 Lincoln (Sound), 2007-2012 Psych (Sound), 2012 Chronicle (Sound), 2010 Battle of the Bulbs (Sound), 2010 La bomba del Liceu (Sound), 2009 Mireille (Music Department), 2005 The Simpsons (Sound), 1936 Opéra de Paris (Sound), 1960 El pequeño coronel (Sound), 1997 The Cartoon Cartoon Show (Sound), 1960 Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (Sound), 2012 American Mary (Sound), 2010 Revealed (Sound), 2010 Jeopardy! (Sound), 2005 Headspace (Sound), 2004 Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (Sound), 2002 28 Days Later... (Sound), 1994 Les mots perdus (Sound), 1990 The Phantom of the Opera (Sound), 1981 Diva (Sound), 1974 Swallows and Amazons (Sound), 1973 Willow Springs (Sound), 1972 Monty Python's Flying Circus (Sound), 1966 Georgy Girl (Sound), 1953 Glasberget (Sound), 1953 So This Is Love (Sound), 1948 Concert Magic (Sound), 1944 Since You Went Away (Sound), 1938 Over the Wall (Sound), 1935 Metropolitan (Sound), 2004 Faust (Music Department), 1982 Faust (Music Department), 1975 Faust (Music Department), 1955-1956 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (Music Department)
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CHARLES GOUNOD On letterhead of the Orphéon choral society, he declines a request for a composition because he is already under contract to compose an opera Autograph Letter signed: "Ch. Gounod", 2p (front and verso), 5¼x6½. Paris, undated. read more...Sale Price $1,020.00
$1,200.00
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CHARLES FRANCOIS GOUNOD This letter dated 1858 is handwritten and addressed by the famed French composer, dated 1958 Autograph letter signed: “Ch. Gounod” in black ink. 2 pages, 5¼x8. January, 9, 1858. Written on letterhead of Écoles Communales, Ville de Paris. read more...Sale Price $1,020.00
$1,200.00
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CHARLES GOUNOD The “Ave Maria” composer sends lyrical letter of thanks to a fan, claiming to simply be “a Shepherd fleecing his sheep” Autograph letter signed: "Ch. Gounod", in purple ink, 1p, 4½x7. St. Jean, France. 1873 October 27. read more...Sale Price $1,020.00
$1,200.00
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CHARLES GOUNOD The famed French opera composer writes to friend about procuring seats to his new show for French Prime Minister Jules Simon Autograph Letter signed: "Ch. Gounod" in black ink, 2p, 5½x8¼. 1877 February 11. read more...Sale Price $1,020.00
$1,200.00
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CHARLES GOUNOD Writing just before the debut of his long-delayed last opera, The Tribute of Zamora, he thanks an unnamed woman. Autograph Letter signed:: "Ch. Gounod" on third page, 3p, 4½x7, conjoined leaves. read more...Sale Price $1,190.00
$1,400.00
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CHARLES GOUNOD Encouraging handwritten letter, assuring a friend that his son's health is improving Autograph Letter signed: "Ch. Gounod", 2 pages (front and verso) with blank integral leaf, 5¼x8½ folded, Cannes (France), 1883 March 23. read more...Sale Price $1,360.00
$1,600.00
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CHARLES GOUNOD The opera composer and musician writes in detail about a recent visit during which he met a poverty-stricken family Autograph Letter signed: "Ch. Gounod" in black ink, 4p, 4½x7 folded, 9x7 flat. No place, 1886 April 14. To “Dear Friend”. read more...Sale Price $1,360.00
$1,600.00
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CHARLES GOUNOD The French composer praises his friend and colleague Ambroise Thomas's new opera in this letter penned in black ink Autograph letter signed: "Ch. Gounod", black ink, 2p, 5x8 folded, 10x8 flat. No place, Saturday, 1882 April 15. read more...Sale Price $1,360.00
$1,600.00
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CHARLES GOUNOD Signed letter written in French (1877), inviting one of the composer's friends to visit Autograph Letter signed: "Ch. Gounod", 1p, 4¼x5½. No Place, Wednesday, 1877 15 May. To "My dear friend" read more...Sale Price $765.00
$900.00
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CHARLES GOUNOD The composer writes a letter to his friend, asking her to come by on Monday or Tuesday around five o'clock Autograph Letter signed: "Ch. Gounod", in black ink, 1p, 4½x7 folded, 9x7 flat. 1980 May 24. To "My Henriette". read more...Sale Price $850.00
$1,000.00
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The composer writes this letter on one of his monogrammed cards in 1884, asking for the exclusive German rights to Combat d'Amour for one thousand francs read more...Sale Price $1,020.00
$1,200.00
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CHARLES GOUNOD Signed autograph letter to a fellow Parisian, circa 1866, regretting that he hasn't time to compose a piece for him Autograph Letter signed: "Ch. Gounod", 2p (front and verso), 4x5½. No place, no date. read more...Sale Price $1,020.00
$1,200.00
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CHARLES GOUNOD Charles Gounod pens four bars of music from "Au clair de la lune" in black ink Autograph Musical Quotation signed: "Ch. Gounod", in black ink, 1p, 4½x7¼. Tavistock House, Tavistock Square (London), no date. read more...Sale Price $1,700.00
$2,000.00
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The French composer pens this short note on one of his calling cards in 1883, expressing his regret at the illness of a friend and "that I was unable to kiss you" read more...Sale Price $765.00
$900.00
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CHARLES GOUNOD The "Ave Maria" composer poses for the camera in this 4x5½ photograph signed in black ink Inscribed Photograph Mount signed: "To Mademoiselle read more...Sale Price $1,530.00
$1,800.00
