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- Born
- 1643
- Died
- 1704
- Works
- 32
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- Celse martyr, tragedie en musique
- Le malade imaginaire
- David et Jonathas, tragedie en musique
- Pieces for trumpets and timpani
- Suite for Harpsichord
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Marc-Antoine Charpentier ( French: [maʁk ɑ̃twan ʃaʁpɑ̃tje]; 1643 – 24 February 1704) was a French Baroque composer during the reign of Louis XIV. One of his most famous works is the prelude of his Te Deum H.146, Marche en rondeau, which has been used as the theme song fanfare before television broadcasts of the Eurovision Network since the inception of the European Broadcasting Union in 1954.
Marc-Antoine Charpentier dominated the Baroque musical scene in seventeenth century France because of the quality of his prolific output. He mastered all genres, and his skill in writing sacred vocal music was especially hailed by his contemporaries.
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1643 births1704 deaths17th-century French male musiciansCatholic liturgical composersClassical composers of church musicComposers with IMSLP linksFrench ballet composersFrench Baroque composersFrench composers of sacred musicFrench male opera composersFrench opera composersLycée Louis-le-Grand teachers