Marc-Antoine Charpentier

Biography by Zoran Minderovic

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A major, but long-neglected figure of the French Baroque, Charpentier is known for his profound sacred music and light-hearted theatrical music.
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Composition Highlights

Title	Year	Avg. Duration	Genre
Médée, opera, H. 491	1693	01:39:51	Opera
Noëls (6) sur les Instruments, for 2 flutes, strings & continuo, H. 534	1693	02:41	Miscellaneous (Classical)
Te Deum, motet for 8 voices, chorus & orchestra, H. 146	1692	22:41	Choral
Prélude pour le Te Deum à 8, for strings, H. 145a		01:52	Chamber Music
Salve Regina à trois voix pareilles, motet for 3 voices & continuo, H. 23	1677	07:12	Choral
Egredimini filiae Sion, motet for high soprano, 2 violins & continuo, H. 280		04:51	Choral
Epitaphium Carpentarii, cantata for 6 voices & continuo, H. 474		15:15	Choral Vocal Music
Ave Regina, motet for for 2 high sopranos & continuo, H. 22	1677	03:14	Choral Vocal Music
Messe de minuit, for 5 voices, chorus, instruments & continuo, H. 9	1694	27:05	Choral
Seconde répons après la seconde leçon du second nocturne du vendredi saint, motet for high soprano, 2 flutes & continuo, H. 134	1691	05:27	Choral
Litanies de la Vierge, motet for 6 voices, chorus, 2 dessus de violes & continuo, H. 83	1683	16:55	Choral
Assumpta est Maria, mass for 6 voices, chorus, orchestra & continuo, H. 11	1702	07:32	Choral
Alma redemptoris mater, motet for 2 high sopranos & continuo, H. 21	1677	04:37	Choral Vocal Music
Te Deum à 8, motet for 8 voices, chorus, flute, oboe, strings & continuo, H. 145	1672	28:28	Choral
Le reniement de Saint Pierre, histoire sacrée for 5 voices, chorus & continuo, H. 424		12:10	Choral
Laissez paître vos bêtes, noël for 2 flutes, strings & continuo, H. 531/1 (Noëls sur instruments)		02:08	Miscellaneous (Classical)
Troisième leçon de ténèbres du mercredi saint, motet for 2 voices & continuo, H. 98 (Neuf leçons)	1680	12:20	Choral
O Créateur, noël for 2 flutes, strings & continuo, H. 531/2 (Noëls sur les instruments}	1690	01:52	Miscellaneous (Classical)
Or nous dites Marie, noël for 2 flutes, strings & continuo, H. 534/4 (Noëls sur les instruments)	1693	02:25	Miscellaneous (Classical)
A la venue de Noël, noël for 2 flutes, strings & continuo, H. 534/1 (Noëls sur les instruments)	1689	02:17	Miscellaneous (Classical)