Editing Benjamin Godard (section)

==Works==
Godard's long list of works includes five [[symphonies]]: ''Symphonie gothique'' (1883), ''Symphonie orientale'' (1884), and ''Symphonie légendaire'' (1886); ''Concerto romantique'' for violin and orchestra (1876), two [[piano concerto]]s, three [[string quartet]]s, four [[sonata]]s for violin and piano, a sonata for cello and piano, two piano trios, and various other orchestral works. Among his piano pieces may be mentioned Mazurka No. 2, Valse No. 2, ''Au Matin'', ''Postillon'', ''En Courant'', ''En Train'', and ''Les Hirondelles''. ''Florian's Song'' is also very popular and has been arranged for many instruments. Godard's fourth sonata for violin and piano contains a [[scherzo]] written in the unusual time signature of [[Quintuple meter|{{music|time|5|4}}]]. He wrote more than 100 songs.

According to the [[Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition|''Encyclopædia Britannica'' Eleventh Edition]], "Godard's compositions are unequal, if only because his productivity was enormous. He was at his best in works of smaller dimensions. Among his more ambitious works, the ''Symphonie légendaire'' may be singled out as being one of the most distinctive."<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Godard, Benjamin Louis Paul|volume=12|page=170}}</ref>

Godard was opposed to the music of [[Richard Wagner]] and also highly critical of Wagner's [[antisemitism]]. Godard's musical style was more in tune with those of [[Felix Mendelssohn]] and [[Robert Schumann]].