Charles Desmazures Explained

Charles Desmazures (13 October 1669  - 13 February 1736) was a French baroque composer, and organist at the old Marseille Cathedral.^{[1] [2] [3]} He was born at Fère-en-Tardenois (Aisne). In 1701 he dedicated six Pièces de Simphonie (published 1702) to Maria Luisa of Savoy.^[4] He died at Marseille, aged 66.

French baroque choir Les Festes d'Orphée https://web.archive.org/web/20180707202504/http://www.orphee.org/ has published some works in the CD collection "Les Maîtres Baroques de Provence"

References

• Photos of the old cathedral adjacent to the new 1896 structure

Notes and References

1. Nathalie Dauvois, Jean-Philippe Grosperrin Songes et songeurs (XIIIe-XVIIIe siècle) 2003 Page 217 "Charles Desmazures (1669-1736), né dans l'Aisne puis organiste à Marseille, propose enfin un recueil de Pièces de symphonie (1702), incluant, dans la Suite en C-sol-ut, une pièce intitulée « Les rêveries »22. Estimé à Marseille, notre "
2. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians 2001
3. Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians: Conf-Gysi Nicolas Slonimsky, Laura Diane Kuhn, Nicolas Slonimsky - 2001
4. CHARLES DESMAZURES Pièces de Simphonie (1702): Suites I y III / Vespres d'Arnadí. Dani Espasa, director