Pierre Menault

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Pierre-Richard Menault (1642–1694) was a French Baroque composer.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

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

References

↑ James R. Anthony French baroque music from Beaujoyeulx to Rameau 1997
↑ The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians: Vol 16 John Tyrrell - 2001
↑ Towards tonality: aspects of Baroque music theory ed. Thomas Christensen, Thomas Street Christensen, Peter Dejans - 2007
↑ François-Joseph Fétis Biographie universelle des musiciens et bibliographie générale de la musique p76

Persondata
Name	Menault, Pierre
Alternative names
Short description	French composer
Date of birth	1642
Place of birth	Beaune
Date of death	1694
Place of death	Dijon

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