Marc-Antoine Charpentier was a prominent French composer of the Baroque era, whose life spanned from 1643 to 1704. He was a prolific composer and is particularly renowned for his sacred music, although he also composed secular works. Charpentier studied in Rome with Giacomo Carissimi, which greatly influenced his compositional style. Upon returning to France, he worked under the patronage of Marie de Lorraine, known
... MoreMarc-Antoine Charpentier was a prominent French composer of the Baroque era, whose life spanned from 1643 to 1704. He was a prolific composer and is particularly renowned for his sacred music, although he also composed secular works. Charpentier studied in Rome with Giacomo Carissimi, which greatly influenced his compositional style. Upon returning to France, he worked under the patronage of Marie de Lorraine, known as Mademoiselle de Guise, and later became the master of music at the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris.
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