biography
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Charpentier, Marc-Antoine
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pronunciation:
[shah(r)pãtyay]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (c.1645–1704)
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| biography:
| Counter-tenor and composer, born in Paris, France. Although verbose, he was considered superior to Sully, who tried to keep him from any official post, but he did gain some positions with the Grand Dauphin and the future regent. He was influenced by the music of Carrisimi, which he adapted to the declamatory French style of Boesset and Lully, whom he succeeded as theatre composer for Molière's Le Malade imaginaire (1672). He wrote a lyric tragedy, Médée, based on the work by Thomas Corneille, religious music including motets, a magnificat for Port-Royal, operas, airs, and ballets. At ease with delicate music, he also excelled in music of pomp such as the ‘Te Deum’ now popularized as the theme tune of television's annual Eurovision Song Contest. |
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