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Louis Le Prince (composer)
Louis-Nicolas Le Prince (died Ferrières-Saint-Hilaire, 1677) was a French priest and composer. He was '' maître de chapelle'' at Lisieux Cathedral, then from 1668 priest at Ferrières-Saint-Hilaire. "Dix chanteuses accompagnées des musiciens du Concert Spirituel feront retentir la somptueuse messe « Macula non est in te », de Louis Le Prince, maître de chapelle à la Cathédrale de Lisieux." Works * Missa Macula non est in te (1663) * Nicolas le Prince, Airs spirituels sur la parafrase du Laudate de coelis, composés à 3 vois pareilles, Ballard Paris 1671.References Sources |
Ferrières-Saint-Hilaire
Ferrières-Saint-Hilaire () is a commune in the Eure department in the Normandy region in northern France. Population Personalities * Henry de Ferrers's family came from here before he joined William the conqueror to invade England. Henry was given over 200 manors.''Domesday Book: A Complete Translation''. London: Penguin, 2003. p. 656-7 744-9 including most of what is now Derbyshire. The Ferrers brought with them to England their Norman underlords, who were the lords of smaller fiefs falling within their barony. Among these were the Curzon (of Notre-Dame-de-Courson), Livet and Baskerville families. See also *Communes of the Eure department *Henry de Ferrers Henry de Ferrers (died by 1100), magnate and administrator, was a Norman who after the 1066 Norman conquest was awarded extensive lands in England. Origins He was the eldest son of Vauquelin de Ferrers and in about 1040 inherited his father's ... References Communes of Eure {{Eure-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maître De Chapelle
(, also , ) from German ''Kapelle'' (chapel) and ''Meister'' (master)'','' literally "master of the chapel choir" designates the leader of an ensemble of musicians. Originally used to refer to somebody in charge of music in a chapel, the term has evolved considerably in its meaning and is today used for denoting the leader of a musical ensemble, often smaller ones used for TV, radio, and theatres. Historical usage In German-speaking countries during the approximate period 1500–1800, the word often designated the director of music for a monarch or nobleman. For English speakers, it is this sense of the term that is most often encountered, since it appears frequently in biographical writing about composers who worked in German-speaking countries. During that period, in Italy, the position (Italian: ''maestro di capella'') largely referred to directors of music assigned to cathedrals and sacred institutions rather than those under royal or aristocratic patronage. A Kapellmeister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |