Pierre-Richard Menault (1642–1694) was a French Baroque composer.[1][2][3][4][5]
Menault was born at Beaune. While a provincial chapel master and priest at Dijon, he printed vespers dedicated to Père François de la Chaise, confessor of Louis XIV. He died at Dijon.
Works, editions and recordings edit
- Masses 1676, 1686, 1687, 1691, 1692.
- Vêpres pour le Pére la Chaize. recording Greuillet, Jaroussky, Janssens, Lombard, van Dyck. Ensemble La Fenice, Jean Tubéry. K617
References edit
- ^ James R. Anthony French baroque music from Beaujoyeulx to Rameau 1997
- ^ The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians: Vol 16 John Tyrrell - 2001
- ^ Towards tonality: aspects of Baroque music theory ed. Thomas Christensen, Thomas Street Christensen, Peter Dejans - 2007
- ^ François-Joseph Fétis Biographie universelle des musiciens et bibliographie générale de la musique p76
- ^ Montagnier, Jean-Paul C. The Polyphonic Mass in France, 1600-1780. The Evidence of the Printed Choirbooks (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017).
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