Estienne Moulinié

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Étienne Moulinié (c. 1600–after 1669) was a French Baroque composer. He was born in Languedoc, and when he was a child he sang at the Narbonne Cathedral. Through the influence of his brother Antoine (d. 1655), Moulinié gained an appointment at court, as the director of music for Gaston d'Orléans, the younger brother of the king. For this post he wrote sacred and secular music, for voice or voices and lute or continuo. He also wrote music to accompany the ballet or other dances. He taught Gaston's daughter, Mlle de Montpensier. Moulinié worked for Gaston until his death in 1660, at which point Moulinié was forced to find new employment. For this he returned to his birthplace of Languedoc. Moulinié wrote in the genres of airs de cour and airs à boire. His airs de cour are strophic and syllabic, but generally freer than others in the genre. His works were printed in a number of different forms (for voices alone, voice with continuo), and a number were changed into sacred texts for use in church. His work may have been influenced by music of other countries, including the dance music of Spain and Italy. His songs, and their new texts, became very well traveled, going into German and Dutch, one being published far away by Heinrich Albert (Königsberg, 1648). User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Moulinié: l'Humaine Comédie

L'humaine comédie

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Les Grandes Eaux Musicales de Versailles

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Les grandes eaux musicales de Versailles (2014 Edition)

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Splendeurs de Versailles (Collection Château de Versailles)

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Estienne Moulinié: L'Humaine Comédie

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L'humaine comédie - Dumestre & Le Poème Harmonique

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Si tu veux apprendre les pas à danser...

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Estienne Moulinié: L'Humaine Comédie - Dumestre & Le Poème Harmonique

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L'Humaine Comédie (feat. Leitung: Vincent Dumestre, Ensemble: La Poème Harmonique)

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L'Humaine Comédie [Le Poème Harmonique, Vincent Dumestre]

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