Louis Archimbaud (November 1705 – 13 May 1789) was a Comtadin composer. He was one of the last representatives of the Baroque style of

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. Archimbaud was born in

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and educated there in the

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school. He became an

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, then a singer, and finally, in 1727, organist of the cathedral. He occupied this post until his death in 1789. Ten years before he died the church authorities made him an honorary

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. Neither the composer nor the music were known until the late 1990s, when Joseph Scherpereel discovered seven autograph manuscripts at the Bibliothèque Inguimbertine of Carpentras. Archimbaud's works include a massive ''Livre d'orgue'' 'de Carpentras'' six masses, two

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s and four settings of ''Dixit Dominus''. The organ collection contains 408 pieces organized by liturgical function and

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: two volumes of preludes, one volume of elevations, three volumes of offertories and a compilation titled ''Miscellanea'' that includes pieces from several volumes and contains indications that at least one more autograph manuscript is still to be found. Most of the works are comparatively brief, occupying no more than a page of music; the offertories average two pages. The style combines simple, songlike melodies, and features that are typical of French Baroque organ music.

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*Joseph Scherpereel. ''Historischer Notenfund in der Provence - Louis Archimbaud: "Livre d'orgue de Carpentras"'', Journal für die Orgel 03/2000, p. 32. *Joseph Scherpereel. Liner notes to: "Louis Archimbaud - Livre d'orgue de Carpentras" (2000). Marie-Bernadette Dufourcet-Hakim (organ). Wergo ORG 70112. 1705 births 1789 deaths People from Carpentras French male classical composers French Baroque composers French classical organists French male organists 18th-century classical composers 18th-century keyboardists French composers of sacred music French choral conductors French male conductors (music) 18th-century French composers 18th-century French male musicians 17th-century male musicians Male classical organists {{France-composer-stub

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