GOUNOD, Charles François (1818-1893). French composer.
Autograph Letter Signed to 'Mon cher Coulon', 1 page 8vo with integral blank leaf, 1 January 1889. Mentioning Jeanne d'Arc, perhaps the mass he composed in honour of her memory, and complaining of toothache, fatigue and bad nights.
Gounod's correspondent is perhaps the bass, Théodore-Jean-Joseph Coulon, who sang in a number of Gounod's works over the years.

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