Gaspard Corrette

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Gaspard Corrette (c. 1670 – before 1733) was a French composer and organist.

He was born around 1671, probably in Rouen. In approximately 1720 he moved to Paris. The exact date of his death is not known. His son, Michel Corrette, also was a musician and organist.

[edit] Works

The only surviving work by Corrette is an organ mass in the eighth Church Mode, published in 1703. The mass consists of 23 pieces, all in major keys:

Premier Kyrie - Grand Plein Jeu
Fugue
Cromhorne en Taille
Trio à 2 dessus
Dialogue à 2 choeurs
Gloria In Excelsis - Prélude à 2 choeurs
Concert pour les flûtes
Duo
Récit tendre pour le Nasard
Dialogue de Voix humaine
Basse de Trompette
Dessus de Petite Tierce par accords
Tierce en Taille
Dialogue à 2 choeurs
Graduel - Trio
Offerte - Grand dialogue à 3 choeurs
Premier Sanctus - Plein Jeu
Second Sanctus - Duo
Elevation - Cromhorne en Taille
Agnus Dei 1 - Plein Jeu à 2 choeurs
Agnus Dei 2 - Dialogue en fugue
Deo Gratias - Grand Plein Jeu
Fond d'orgue

The composition is the last mass written in the great French tradition established in the 16th century and seen in works of François Couperin and Nicolas de Grigny, among others.