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Marc-Antoine Charpentier
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| French composer who studied in Rome with Carissimi. On returning to France he was opposed by his Paris contemporary Lully, but nevertheless won considerable esteem. A prolific composer, he was more appreciated for his church music than his secular compositions. Charpentier was favoured by the Dauphin and the Jesuits who appointed him music master at their St. Louis church and later at the Sainte-Chappelle.
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In particular the Messe de Minuit pour Noël and the second of Charpentier's Te Deum settings, impressively scored for forces that include woodwind, trumpet, timpani and strings. MIDI FILE - From "Te Deum": Prelude (1'53'')
The Operas of M.A. Charpentier
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