Marc-Antoine Charpentier

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Marc-Antoine Charpentier was a prominent French Baroque composer renowned for his sacred music, operas, and richly expressive choral works.

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Marc-Antoine Charpentier canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque composer
French composer
composer
person
birthCountry France
birthPlace Paris
birthYear 1643
catalogue Hitchcock catalogue (H numbers)
countryOfDeath France
deathYear 1704
employer Lycée Louis-le-Grand
surface form: Collège Louis-le-Grand

Duchess of Guise
surface form: Mademoiselle de Guise

Society of Jesus
surface form: Société de Jésus
era 17th century
genre chamber music
instrumental music
motet
opera
oratorio
sacred music
influencedBy Giacomo Carissimi
knownFor Te Deum
surface form: Te Deum in D major, H.146

choral music
motets
operas
oratorios
sacred music
languageOfLyrics French
Latin
movement Baroque
name Marc-Antoine Charpentier self-link
nationality French
notableWork David et Jonathas, H.490
Leçons de ténèbres
Messe de Minuit pour Noël, H.9
Medea
surface form: Médée, H.491

Te Deum
surface form: Te Deum in D major, H.146
occupation composer
singer
teacher
placeOfDeath Paris
positionHeld maître de musique at the Jesuit church of Saint-Louis in Paris
maître de musique at the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris
studiedIn Rome
studiedWith Giacomo Carissimi
style French Baroque art
surface form: French Baroque

Italian-influenced Baroque
wroteFor choir
orchestra
voice

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Te Deum hasNotableSettingBy Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Le Malade imaginaire hasComposer Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Marc-Antoine Charpentier name Marc-Antoine Charpentier self-link
Charpentier hasNotableBearer Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Salve Regina hasMusicalSettingsBy Marc-Antoine Charpentier