French Baroque composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643?-1704) studied under Italian sacred music composer Giacomo Carissimi and wrote for Molière's theatre company. Only one opera, Médée, survives from this period. The final twenty years of his life were spent mainly with sacred music. Noted achievements in this genre include a famous setting of the Te Deum, the beautiful Christmas Midnight Mass and the Assumpta est Maria Mass.
English and French evaluations of his works, especially an extended study of his Te Deum and Missa Assumpta est Maria, including related composers from Classical Composers Database. utopia.knoware.nl/~jsmeets/cgi-bin/ccd.cgi?comp=charpenm
Musical biography including studies and Italian influences, work among French royalty, analysis of style and substance of his works, and a summary list of compositions. From the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio. www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa/cla/learning/grove.html?record=1784
Filmography linked to details about movies and television programs based upon or using his music from the Internet Movie Database. us.imdb.com/name/nm0153443
Classical Music Dictionary entry with life, operas and other works including link to libretti of Acteon and Mèdèe, related composers, and MIDI audio from his Te Deum. www.karadar.it/Dictionary/charpentier.html
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