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Henry Desmarest
12+ albums
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Henri Desmarets (or Desmarest) (February 1661 in Paris – September 7, 1741 in Lunéville) was a French composer of the middle Baroque period. He was a child prodigy and sang as a boy soprano in the royal chapel. His opera "Endymion" was staged at Versailles in March, 1682. In 1683, King Louis XIV gave Desmarets a 900-livre pension. In 1696, Demartes' wife died. Three years later, Desmarets took a lover, Marie-Marguerite, and was arrested and sentenced to death for helping her flee a convent. He escaped on August 5, 1699, and fled the country with Marie-Marguerite for the Low Countries. He was then hired by the King of Spain, Philip V, in 1701 and then by Leopold Joseph, Duke of Lorraine, in 1707. He was pardoned by the Duke of Burgundy in 1720. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
albums
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Grand Motets
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Coffret Musiques à Versailles
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Desmarest: Vénus & Adonis
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Les musiques de Louis XIV Vol. 2: Du ballet à l'opéra
Desmaret - Messe à deux choeurs et deux orchestres
Desmarest - Grands Motets Lorrains
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Didon
Grands Motets Lorrains
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Les Grandes Eaux Musicales de Versailles 2008
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Vénus et Adonis
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La Diane de Fontainebleu
Grands Motets Lorrains (Les Arts Florissants, William Christie)