André Grétry (8 February 1741 – 24 September 1813)
opéra comique Richard Coeur-de-lion composer. "Ô Richard, ô mon roi!" became a popular rallying song amongst royalists during the French Revolution and was banned by the republican government.
François-Joseph Gossec (17 Jan 1734– 16 Feb 1829)
son of a small farmer
Jean-François Le Sueur [lə sɥœʁ] (15 Feb 1763– 6 Oct 1837)
composed the Triumphal March for the coronation of Napoleon
Gaspare Spontini (14 November 1774 – 24 January 1851)
Étienne Méhul (22 June 1763 – 18 October 1817)
Chant du départ (Song of the Departur) composer, the first one to be called a "Romantic"
Luigi Cherubini [luˈiːdʒi keruˈbiːni] (8 or 14 Sep 1760– 15 Mar 1842)
François-Adrien Boieldieu [fʁɑ̃.swa a.dʁiɛ̃ bwa.ɛld.jø] (16 Dec 1775– 8 Oct 1834)
Giovanni Paisiello (9 May 1740 – 5 June 1816)
maître de la chapelle, was replaced by Le Sueur
Jean-Paul-Égide Martini (31 Aug 1741– 10 Feb 1816)
"Plaisir d'amour" composer, wrote music for Napoleon's marriage
Carl Maria von Weber (18 or 19 Nov 1786– 5 Jun 1826)
Ô Richard ! ô mon roi ! 9:58, Je crains de lui parler la nuit 20:38 (Une fièvre brûlante 8:54, on ActII)
