Mel Bonis (1858-1937) was a French composer. She composed about 200 works (Piano, chamber music, sacred music, melodies, orchestral repertoire), most of them composed between 1900 and 1914. Introduced to César Franck by a friend of her parents, she entered the Paris Conservatoire as a student in the women's harmony and Piano accompaniment class, and attended his organ class as an auditor. 
Mel Bonis was a member of the Société nationale de musique (National Music Society) from 1899 to 1911 and was the first woman to be appointed secretary in 1910.

Flute Sonata

Mel Bonis

Flute Sonata

Mel Bonis

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