Jean-Baptiste Drouard de Bousset (1662 - 3 October 1725) was a French baroque composer. He was born in Asnières, of minor nobility, and became ''maître de musique'' of the chapelle of the

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. He died in

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. His son

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was a noted organist who also published two series of cantatas on biblical subjects.

Works, editions, recordings

Works * ''Psaumes'' paraphrased by Elisabeth-Sophie Chéron (1648–1711), Ballard Paris. Recordings * ''Les Fastes De Bacchus'', dir.

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, La Compagnie Baroque. Arion * ''Airs Sérieux'', Elizabeth Dobbin, Le Jardin Secret. Fuga Libera (Outhere, 2016)

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1662 births 1725 deaths French composers French male composers {{France-composer-stub