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The French composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier is emerging from long neglect as the most important contemporary of Lully. Supplemented by numerous musical illustrations, this study provides a concise and fluent introduction to the composer, his distinctly attractive music, and his place and influence in the world of seventeenth-century French music. ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Olivier Messiaen, Félicien David, César Franck, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Lili Boulanger, Nicolas-Charles Bochsa, Jean Françaix, Adolphe Deslandres, Georges Dandelot, Edmond Chabot, Léon Gastinel. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Olivier Eugène Charles Prosper Messiaen (Avignon, 10 décembre 1908 - Clichy-la-Garenne, 27 avril 1992) est un compositeur, organiste et pédagogue français. Son œuvre trouve ses sources dans une profonde ferveur catholique, un goût prononcé pour le plain-chant médiéval, les rythmes hindous et grecs, ainsi que le chant des oiseaux. L'Ascension (1933), le Quatuor pour la fin du Temps (1940), les Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus (1944), la Turangalîla-Symphonie (1946-48), et la Messe de la Pentecôte, entre autres œuvres majeures, ont contribué à faire d'Olivier Messiaen un des compositeurs les plus influents de la seconde moitié du XXe siècle. Son enseignement au Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris a également contribué à sa notoriété internationale, tant la liste de ses élèves est longue et prestigieuse. Olivier Messiaen à l'âge de 5 ans avec sa mère Cécile Sauvage et son frère Alain Plaque commémorative du baptême d'Olivier Messiaen en l'église Saint-Didier d'AvignonOlivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen est né à Avignon, le 10 décembre 1908, premier enfant de Pierre Messiaen (1883-1957), professeur d'anglais et intellectuel catholique, et de la poétesse Cécile Sauvage (1883-1927). Un second enfant naît de cette union, Alain (1913-1990), qui deviendra poète, à l'instar de sa mère. Olivier Messiaen est profondément influencé par les poèmes de sa mère, notamment un recueil intitulé L'Âme en bourgeon ainsi que par les œuvres de William Shakespear...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Operas by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, the Imaginary Invalid, Médée, David et Jonathas, Les Arts Florissants, Actéon, La Descente D'orphée Aux Enfers, Te Deum, Les Plaisirs de Versailles. Excerpt: The Imaginary Invalid (French: ) is a three-act comedy by the French playwright Molière. It was first performed in 1673 and was the last work he wrote. In an ironic twist of fate, Molière collapsed during his fourth performance as Argan on 17 February and died soon after. The original play included dance sequences and musical interludes that Marc-Antoine Charpentier composed. The play opens with Argan, a severe hypochondriac, going through the bill from his apothecary (the pharmacist) item-by-item. He only pays out about half of what is on the bill. That done, he calls for his maid, Toinette. When she fails to appear immediately he shouts and calls her name until she arrives. Toinette is not interested in putting up with Argans temper, so she mocks his rage. Eventually he gives up trying to scold her and asks her to call in his daughter, Angelique. Angelique is ready to talk to him, but Argan must leave the room for a short while. While he is out, Angelique takes the opportunity to talk to Toinette. We quickly find out that she has been talking almost non-stop about the qualities of a young man named Cleante since she met him at a play six days ago. She expects Cleante to ask her father if he can marry her within a few days. Argan returns and expects to surprise his daughter when he tells her that someone has asked to marry her. He is shocked to find that she not only knows about it, but couldnt be happier. Unfortunately, Angelique is thinking of Cleante, while her father has promised his daughter to Thomas Diaforious, the son of a respected Paris do... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2231483 ... Read more

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Charpentier's Prelude from Te Deum, H. 146, arranged for Brass Quartet: 2 Trumpets, 1 Horn, and 1 Tuba. Duration:~1m 40s. Score and Parts. ... Read more

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Musical score with Latin lyrics for soloists & mixed chorus with piano accompaniment. ... Read more

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Specimen Pages. 7 pages. ... Read more

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Kalmus Organ Series. 32 pp paperback. Charpentier's organ transcriptions. ... Read more