French composer (1818-1893) best remembered for his composition of 'Ave Maria.' Autograph autobiography in French, signed twice within the text, "Charles Francois Gounod" and "Charles Gounod," one page both sides, 5.5 x 8.5, no date. Gounod writes out some autobiographical information, listing his date of birth as June 17, 1818 and his father as painter Francois Louis Gounod, along with some related data. On the following page, he lists seven works composed between 1851 and 1860, including "Sapho," "La Nonne sanglante," "Le Médecin malgré lui," "Faust," and "Philémon et Baucis." In very good to fine condition, with scattered light foxing.
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