Faure
[foh-rey] /foʊˈreɪ/
noun
1.
Gabriel Urbain
[ga-bree-el oor-ban] /ga briˈɛl urˈbɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1845–1924, French composer.
/ˈfɔːreɪ; French fore/
noun
1.
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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