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Charles Desmazures (13 October 1669 – 13 February 1736) was a French baroque composer, and organist at the old Marseille Cathedral. He was born at Fère-en-Tardenois (Aisne). In 1701 he dedicated six Pièces de Simphonie (published 1702) to Maria Luisa of Savoy. He died at Marseille, aged 66.

French baroque choir Les Festes d'Orphée has published some works in the CD collection "Les Maîtres Baroques de Provence"

References

1. Nathalie Dauvois, Jean-Philippe Grosperrin Songes et songeurs (XIIIe-XVIIIe siècle) 2003 Page 217 "Charles Desmazures (1669-1736), né dans l'Aisne puis organiste à Marseille, propose enfin un recueil de Pièces de symphonie (1702), incluant, dans la Suite en C-sol-ut, une pièce intitulée « Les rêveries »22. Estimé à Marseille, notre "
2. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians 2001
3. Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians: Conf-Gysi Nicolas Slonimsky, Laura Diane Kuhn, Nicolas Slonimsky - 2001
4. CHARLES DESMAZURES Pièces de Simphonie (1702): Suites I y III / Vespres d'Arnadí. Dani Espasa, director

• Photos of the old cathedral adjacent to the new 1896 structure

External links

• Free scores by Desmazures at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)

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