Pierre Robert (composer)
Pierre Robert (c. 1618 – 30 December 1699) was a French composer and early master of the French grand motet.
Biography
Robert was educated at the boys choir, or maîtrise, of
Cathedral of Chartres before returning to Senlis in March 1652. On 28 April 1653, he was appointed music master of Notre Dame de Paris, replacing Valentin de Bournonville. Robert remained ten years as head of the maîtrise.[1][2][3]
In 1663,
Henry Desmarets and Marc-Antoine Charpentier
who withdrew from the competition because of illness.
Robert died in Paris and was buried at Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs.
Works
- 2 contrapuntal motets, prior to 1663: Regina Coeli (2 versions), Tristis est anima mea
- 24 grands motets for the Chapelle du roi - published in Paris by Christophe Ballardin 1684.
- 10 elevations (petits motets) for the Chapelle du roi
- 3 hymns plainchant on poems of Jean Santeulfor the new breviary of Paris (1680)
Discography
- Pierre Robert - Grands Motets: De profundis, Quare fremuerunt gentes, Te decet hymnus, Nisi Dominus, Musica Florea, Olivier Schneebeli 2009 K617
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