Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Marc-Antoine Charpentier (c. 1643 - 1704), composer.
Born in Paris, he went to Rome to study painting, but became the pupil of Giacomo Carissimi on hearing his music. He later worked with Molière after Molière's falling out with Jean-Baptiste Lully. His compositions include oratorios, masses and operas.
Charpentier's compositions were catalogued by Hugh Wiley Hitchcock. They are often referred to by H (for Hitchcock) number.
The prelude to his Te Deum, H. 146, a rondeau, is very well-known as the signature tune for the European Broadcasting Union, heard in the opening credits of the Vienna New Year's Concert and the Eurovision Song Contest.
Charpentier's works
Operas
- Les Amours d'Acis et Galatée (1678)
- La Descente d'Orphée aux Enfers (1686-1687)
- Le Jugement de Pâris (1690)
- Philomele (1690)
- Médée (1693)
Biblical tragedies
- David & Jonathas (1684)
- Celse (1687)
Pastorales
- Actéon (1684)
- La Couronne de Fleurs (1685)
- La Fête de Ruel (1685)
- Il faut rire et chanter: Dispute de Bergers (1685)
- Le Retour de Printemps
- Cupido Perfido Dentr'al Mio Cor
- Petite Pastorale Eglogue de Bergers
Pastoraletta
Tragedies
- Circé (1675)
- Andromède (1682)
Comedies
- La Comtesee de'Escarbagnas (1672)
- Le Médecin malgré lui (1672)
- La Fâcheux (1672)
- L'Inconnu (1675)
- Les Amours de Vénus et Adonis (1685)
Comédies-Ballet
- Le Mariage Forcé (1672)
- Le Malade Imaginaire (1672)
- Le Sicilien (1679)
Ballets
Divertissements
- Les Plaisirs de Versailles (1682)
- Idylle sur le Retour de la Sante du Roi (1687)
Musical Idylls
Interludes (Intermèdes)
- Le Triomphe des Dames (1676)
- La Pierre Philosophale (1681)
- Endymion (1681)
- Dialogues d'Angélique et de Médor (1685)
Sonatas
