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A Game of Nations and Regions (Edition France)

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Edition France is the fourth entry in this series. First, we will select and vote on composers. Second, we will select and vote on compositions. For each of the two categories, the top ten will then be available for additional national/regional games.

Composer Selection Rules:

1. You may vote once daily.

2. When you vote, you will have up to 5 composers to select.

3. Voting will end when participation significantly recedes and/or the entries are becoming quite obscure.

My 5 selections for today:

Alkan
Couperin, Louis
Debussy
Franck, C.
Ravel

Note: Being born in France is not a guarantee of selection approval. Conversely, being born in a country other than France does not guarantee a rejection of the selection. In cases where there is some dispute, I will render a final decision.

Looking forward to your selections!
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Adam - 0
Aimeric de Belenoi - 0
Alain, J. - 3
Alkan - 0
Amy - 0
Aubert - 0
Auric - 0
Bacri - 0
Balbastre - 0
Berenguier de Palazol - 0

Berlioz - 13 (+1)
Bernart de Ventadorn - 0
Bizet - 3 (+2)
Bochsa - 0
Boëllmann - 3
Boieldieu - 0
Bonis - 0
Boulanger, Lili - 9 (+3)
Boulanger, Nadia - 2
Boulez - 13 (+4)

Bozza - 0
Bréval - 0
Brumel - 0
Büsser - 0
Campra - 0
Canat de Chizy - 2
Canteloube - 0
Caplet - 0
Castillon - 0
Cendo - 2
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Berlioz - 62 (+1)
Boulanger, Lili - 41 (+3)
Boulez - 51 (+4)
Bizet - 33 (+2)
Canat de Chizy - 16

Alain, J. - 19 (+4)
Caplet - 12
Amy - 10
Boulanger, Nadia - 7
Boëllmann - 6
Cendo - 6
Canteloube - 6
Alkan - 6
Bernart de Ventadorn - 12
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Chabrier - 13
Chaminade - 9 (+3)
Charpentier, Marc-Antoine - 0
Chausson - 11
Chauvey - 0
Clérambault - 5
Connesson - 0
Constant, Marius - 4
Couperin, François - 2
Couperin, Louis - 11 (+2)

Cras - 6
Crecquillon - 0
Damase - 6
d'Anglebert - 0
Daquin - 1
Debussy - 40 (+4)
Delibes - 0
Demessieux - 4
de Montéclair - 0
de Sermisy - 0

de Vitry - 1 (+1)
d'Indy - 7
Dubois - 2
Du Fay - 14
Duhamel - 5
Dukas - 1
Duparc - 0
Dupont, G. - 0
Dupré - 8
Durand - 0
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Debussy - 87 (+4)
Du Fay - 43 (+1)
Chausson - 34
Couperin, Louis - 33 (+2)
Chabrier - 32

d'Indy - 30
Chaminade - 20 (+3)
Cras - 12
Duhamel - 11
Dupré - 15
Damase - 9
Clérambault - 10
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Duruflé - 8
Dusapin - 4
Dutilleux - 8
Dyens, Roland - 2 (+2)
Emmanuel - 0
Farrenc - 9 (+3)
Fauré - 18 (+2)
Forqueray - 0
Françaix - 0
Franck, C. - 24 (+2)

Gagneux - 4
Gaubert - 0
Godard - 0
Gombert - 0
Gossec - 0
Gounod - 4
Gouvy - 0
Grigny - 0
Grisey - 3
Guilmant - 0

Hahn - 3
Hakim, Naji - 0
Honegger - 12
Ibert - 9
Jacquet de la Guerre - 0
Janequin - 1 (+1)
Jansen, Pierre - 6
Jaufre Rudel - 4
Jolivet - 6
Josquin des Prez - 6
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Franck, C. - 66 (+3)
Dutilleux - 54
Fauré - 58 (+2)
Honegger - 50
Duruflé - 41

Ibert - 41
Josquin des Prez - 47
Jolivet - 19
Jansen, Pierre - 15

Farrenc - 18 (5)
Gagneux - 9
Grisey - 8
Hahn - 6
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Koechlin - 57
Magnard - 57
Messiaen - 63 (+2)
Milhaud - 41 (+3)
Machaut - 39 (+5)

Lalo - 20
Ohana - 12
Offenbach - 9
Lalande - 6
Mondonville - 6
Pierné - 10
Marais - 11
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Poulenc - 24
Prodromidès - 4
Radigue - 0
Raimon de Miraval - 0
Rameau - 7 (+1)
Ravel - 32 (+4)
Rebel - 0
Risset - 0
Rivier - 0
Ropartz - 1

Roussel - 5
Saint-Saëns - 26
Sainte-Colombe - 0
Satie - 8
Sauguet - 2
Schmitt - 4
Séverac - 0
Tailleferre - 2 (+2)
Tanguy - 0
Tansman - 1

Thomas - 0
Tomasi - 0
Tournemire - 1
Varèse - 4 (+3)
Viardot, Pauline - 0
Vierne - 15
Visée - 0
Widor - 3
Wissmer - 1
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Ravel - 72 (+5)
Saint-Saëns - 64
Poulenc - 47
Rameau - 31 (+1)
Vierne - 30

Satie - 32
Roussel - 11
Prodromidès - 16
Varèse - 28 (+4)
Schmitt - 6

Viardot, Pauline - 12
Sauguet - 4
Tansman - 7
Widor - 3
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Ravel - 93 (+5)
Saint-Saëns - 89
Poulenc - 58
Satie - 52
Vierne - 46

Rameau - 44 (+1)
Varèse - 44 (+4)
Viardot, Pauline - 18
Roussel - 19
Prodromidès - 22

Tansman - 7
Schmitt - 10
Sauguet - 4
Widor - 7
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Berlioz - 15
Bizet - 2
Boulanger, Lili - 4 (+1)
Boulez - 0
Canat de Chizy - 2
Chabrier - 6
Chausson - 4
Debussy - 30 (+3)
d'Indy - 0

DuFay - 6
Dutilleux - 4
Fauré - 9
Franck, C. - 5 (+1)
Honegger - 0
Josquin des Prez - 12
Koechlin - 10
Machaut -10 (+2)
Magnard - 8

Messiaen - 14
Milhaud - 1
Poulenc - 14
Rameau - 1
Ravel - 18 (+3)
Saint-Saëns - 14
Satie - 4
Vierne - 8
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Debussy - 41 (+3)
Ravel - 33 (+3)
Saint-Saëns - 27
Berlioz - 25
Poulenc - 18
Chabrier - 17
Messiaen - 29
Koechlin - 26
Magnard - 15

Fauré - 17
Josquin des Prez - 19
Machaut - 16 (+2)
Vierne - 10
Boulanger, Lili - 7 (+1)
DuFay - 9
Franck, C. - 9 (+1)
Dutilleux - 8
Chausson - 8

Satie - 7
Bizet - 2
Boulez - 2
Canat de Chizy - 2
Honegger - 2
Milhaud - 1
Rameau - 1
d'Indy - 0
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Debussy - 57 (+3)
Ravel - 49 (+3)
Saint-Saëns - 40
Berlioz - 37
Koechlin - 40
Messiaen - 46
Poulenc - 25
Josquin des Prez - 26
Chabrier - 27

Magnard - 27
Fauré - 35
Machaut - 22 (+2)
Dutilleux - 16
Vierne - 14
DuFay - 12
Franck, C. - 11 (+1)
Chausson - 11
Boulanger, Lili - 8 (+1)

Satie - 12
Honegger - 4
Bizet - 2
Boulez - 2
Canat de Chizy - 4
Milhaud - 1
Rameau - 1
d'Indy - 2
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Debussy - 74 (+4)
Ravel - 72 (+3)
Saint-Saëns - 64
Fauré - 61
Messiaen - 68

Berlioz - 65
Koechlin - 55
Chabrier - 46
Poulenc - 50
Magnard - 42

Machaut - 37 (+3)
Josquin des Prez - 30
Dutilleux - 25
Chausson - 19
Vierne - 14
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Ravel - 96 (+3)
Debussy - 99 (+4)
Fauré - 76
Saint-Saëns - 76
Messiaen - 82

Berlioz - 76
Poulenc - 66
Chabrier - 58
Koechlin - 61
Magnard - 44

Machaut - 46 (+3)
Josquin des Prez - 30
Dutilleux - 29
Chausson - 19
Vierne - 14
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It's remarkable that no composer from before 1800 has made the top 9.

Couperin, François - Les Barricades mystérieuses
Farrenc - Symphony No. 3 in G Minor
Machaut - Messe de Nostre Dame
Tailleferre - Concertino for Harp and Piano
Varèse - Ionisation
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Boulanger, Lili - Nocturne
Chaminade - Concertino for Flute and Orchestra in D Major
Dyens - Hommage à Villa-Lobos
Massenet - Manon Lescaut
Salzedo - Variations sur un thème dans le style ancien
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Coste - Étude No. 23 in A Major, Op. 38
De Vitry - Douce playsence
Duparc - L'Invitation au voyage
Janequin - Le Chant des oiseaux
Rode - Violin Concerto No. 11 in D Major

Janequin proves that Renaissance can be fun. Napoléon Coste was a French guitar composer.
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Adam - Giselle
Chambonnières - Suite in F Major
Henry & Schaeffer - Symphonie pour un homme seul
Jacquet de La Guerre - Harpsichord Suite No. 3 in A Minor
Titelouze - Veni Creator
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