gossec composed lots of different kinds of music. his music for instruments was very successful. he wrote operas which suited the taste of french people at the time, but he did not have a good sense of drama and the words of his operas were uninteresting. he was an important man in the history of music because he organized a lot of musical events in paris. he was made a "chevalier" of the legion of honour. a lot of composers went to his funeral.