Marc-Antoine Charpentier is remembered in music for work that changed what came after it.
The record lists Marc-Antoine Charpentier as 17th-century French composer.
Marc-Antoine Charpentier was born at Paris in 1643. His recorded nationality is France.
Music then was written to commission, for a court, a church or a patron, and a composer's freedom was bounded by whoever paid.
He worked as composer, choreographer and singer.
The instruments recorded are organ and voice.
Among his best-known works are Venez divin Messie and Te Deum. What survives in music is rarely what sold best at the time.
That the work came out of France shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Marc-Antoine Charpentier died in 1704, aged 61. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Notable work: Venez divin Messie
- Notable work: Te Deum
- Instruments: organ and voice
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