Pierre Menault Explained

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

• 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

Notes and References

1. James R. Anthony French baroque music from Beaujoyeulx to Rameau 1997
2. The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians: Vol 16 John Tyrrell - 2001
3. Towards tonality: aspects of Baroque music theory ed. Thomas Christensen, Thomas Street Christensen, Peter Dejans - 2007
4. [François-Joseph Fétis]
5. Book: Montagnier, Jean-Paul C.. The Polyphonic Mass in France, 1600-1780. The Evidence of the Printed Choirbooks (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017).