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Henri Desmarets
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Henri Desmarets was a French composer of the Baroque period primarily known for his stage works, although he also composed sacred music as well as secular cantatas, songs and instrumental works.
Title page of the scores for Louis Lully's Orphée and Henri Desmarets' Circé, published by Philidor in 1703
Title page of the scores for Louis Lully's Orphée and Henri Desmarets' Circé, published by Philidor in 1703
The Palace of Versailles, where Desmarets' opera Endymion was first performed in 1686
The Palace of Versailles, where Desmarets' opera Endymion was first performed in 1686
Henri Dumont
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Henri Dumont was a baroque composer of the French school, born in the Prince-Bishopric of Liège.
Henri Desmarets
…parish church of the kings of France. While in the service of the king, he received a general education as well as music training from Pierre Robert and Henry Du Mont. He is also thought to have received training from the court composer Jean-Baptiste Lully, who used the chapel pages as performers in his operas. By…
Mid-18c watercolor, purportedly a portrait of Henri Dumont
Mid-18c watercolor, purportedly a portrait of Henri Dumont