Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Born: 1643, Paris
Died: 24th February 1704, Paris
Nationality: French
Marc-Antoine Charpentier was a French Baroque composer during the reign of Louis XIV. One of his most famous works is the main theme from the prelude of his Te Deum H.146, Marche en rondeau. This theme is still used today as a fanfare during television broadcasts of the Eurovision Network and the European Broadcasting Union.
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.
He began his career by going to Italy, where he fell under the influence of Giacomo Carissimi as well as other Italian composers, perhaps Domenico Mazzocchi.
Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc-Antoine_Charpentier
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Christophe Rousset on Christmas with Charpentier
26th Nov 2025
The French conductor talks about his new album with the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists, which puts the spotlight on glorious ancien régime works for the Christmas season.
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Reinoud Van Mechelen on Charpentier
28th Jan 2020
The Belgian tenor talks to David about his recent double-bill of Charpentier's settings of the Orpheus myth, with A Nocte Temporis and Vox Luminis.
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Popular Works: Charpentier, M-A
- Auprès du feu l'on fait l'amour, H. 446 (9)
- Canticum in nativitatem Domine, H. 393 (5)
- Chaconne "sans frayeur…" (5)
- Chanson à danser celle qui fait mon tourment, H. 450 (5)
- Concert pour quatre parties de violes H. 545 (10)
- David et Jonathas (5)
- In nativitate Domini nostri Jesu Christi canticum, H 421 (5)
- In nativitatem Domini canticum, H. 314 (6)
- In nativitatem Domini canticum, H. 414 (5)
- In nativitatem Domini canticum, H. 416 (17)
- La Descente d'Orphée aux enfers (6)
- Le Reniement de Saint Pierre, H 424 (10)
- Leçons de Ténèbres (5)
- Litanies de la Vierge, H83 (13)
- Marches pour les Trompettes H.547 (5)
- Mass, H. 1 (5)
- Médée (6)
- Méditations pour le Carême (5)
- Messe à Quatre Choeurs (6)
- Messe de minuit pour Noël (11)
- Messe des morts à quatre voix (H10) (5)
- Messe pour plusieurs instruments au lieu des orgues H. 513 (7)
- Missa 'Assumpta est Maria', H. 11 (9)
- Noel: A minuet fut fait un reveil, H. 9 (16)
- Noel: Joseph est bien marié, H. 534 (5)
- Noel: Or, nous dites, Marie, H. 534 (5)
- Noel: Un flambeau, Janette, Isabelle!, H. 460c (5)
- Noel: Une jeune pucelle, H. 534 No. 6 (7)
- Noëls (3), H531 (6)
- Noëls (6), H534 (10)
- Noëls sur les instruments: selection (5)
- Ouverture pour l'église H. 524 (5)
- Render-moi mes plaisirs, H. 463 (5)
- Salve regina à trois choeurs, H. 24 (10)
- Salve Regina, H. 23 (4)
- Stances du cid (4)
- Te Deum, H146 (32)
- Te Deum, H146: Prélude (68)
- Transfige dulcissime Jesu, H251 (6)
- Tristes déserts, H. 469 (5)
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