Catherine Cessac (born 19 August 1952 in

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) is a French

musicologist Musicology (from Greek μουσική ''mousikē'' 'music' and -λογια ''-logia'', 'domain of study') is the scholarly analysis and research-based study of music. Musicology departments traditionally belong to the humanities, although some m ...

and music publisher.

Biography

Catherine Cessac studied at the University and the Conservatory of Bordeaux, and later studied musicology at the

Sorbonne Sorbonne may refer to: * Sorbonne (building), historic building in Paris, which housed the University of Paris and is now shared among multiple universities. *the University of Paris (c. 1150 – 1970) *one of its components or linked institution, ...

. From 1990 to 2003, she was the editor of the Bulletins of the "Société Marc-Antoine Charpentier". In 2004, she was commissioned by the French Ministry of Culture to organize national festivals for the 300th anniversary of the death of composer

Marc-Antoine Charpentier Marc-Antoine Charpentier (; 1643 – 24 February 1704) was a French Baroque composer during the reign of Louis XIV. One of his most famous works is the main theme from the prelude of his ''Te Deum'', ''Marche en rondeau''. This theme is still us ...

, as well as the creation of a website on the life and work of Charpentier. Catherine Cessac is a research director at the

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(CNRS) and of the workshop of the

Centre de musique baroque de Versailles The Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles (CMBV - ''Centre of Baroque Music Versailles'') is a centre for the study and performance of French Baroque music, based at the Menus-Plaisirs du Roi. It was founded by Philippe Beaussant and Vincent Ber ...

(CMBV).

French classical music French classical music began with the sacred music of the Roman Catholic Church, with written records predating the reign of Charlemagne. It includes all of the major genres of sacred and secular, instrumental and vocal music. French classical st ...

of the seventeenth and eighteenth is the main field of her studies. In 1988, her book ''Marc-Antoine Charpentier'' received the

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prize.

Distinctions

* 1998: Chevalier de l' ordre des Arts et des Lettres * 2005: Officier de l' ordre des Arts et des Lettres * 2013: Prix des Muses in the Prix du patrimoine category, awarded by the "fondation Singer-Polignac" for ''Itinéraires d'André Campra'' *2011 : Chevalier de La Légion d'Honneur

Publications

*1988: ''Marc-Antoine Charpentier'', second edition extended (Editions

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2004) *1995: ''

Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre Élisabeth Claude Jacquet de La Guerre (, née Jacquet, 17 March 1665 – 27 June 1729) was a French musician, harpsichordist and composer. Life and works Élisabeth-Claude Jacquet de La Guerre (née Jacquet) was born on March 17, 1665, into a ...

, une femme compositeur sous le règne de Louis XIV''''Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, une femme compositeur sous le règne de Louis XIV''
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, Arles) *1998: ''

Louis-Nicolas Clérambault Louis-Nicolas Clérambault (19 December 1676 – 26 October 1749) was a French musician, best known as an organist and composer. He was born, and died, in Paris. Biography Clérambault came from a musical family (his father and two of his sons ...

'' (Fayard) *2003: ''L'Œuvre de Daniel Danielis (''1635–1696), Catalogue thématique (CNRS Éditions) *2003: (avec Manuel Couvreur), ''La Duchesse du Maine (1676-1753). Une Mécène à la croisée des Arts et des Siècles'', éditions Fabrice Prévat, Bruxelles, 2003 *2004: ''Molière et la musique'' (Nouvelles Presses Du Languedoc) *2005: ''Marc-Antoine Charpentier - Un musicien retrouvé'' (Mardaga) *2007: ''Les manuscrits autographes de Marc-Antoine Charpentier'' (Mardaga) *2007: ''

Jean-Féry Rebel Jean-Féry Rebel (18 April 1666 – 2 January 1747) was an innovative French Baroque composer and violinist. Biography Rebel, a child violin prodigy, was the most famous offspring of Jean Rebel, a tenor in Louis XIV's private chapel. He late ...

, musicien des Éléments'' (Paris CNRS Éditions) *2012: ''Itinéraires d' André Campra'' *''2016: Les Histoires sacrées de Marc-Antoine Charpentier,'' Brepols *2019: Monumentale Marc-Antoine Charpentier, ''Musique pour les comédies de Molière'', édition scientifique, (

CMBV The Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles (CMBV - ''Centre of Baroque Music Versailles'') is a centre for the study and performance of French Baroque music, based at the Menus-Plaisirs du Roi. It was founded by Philippe Beaussant and Vincent B ...

)

References

External links

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