Antoine Boesset

Short bio Antoine Boesset

Birthday: 1586 in Blois, France

Died: 1643 in Paris, France

Genre: Classical

Period: Baroque

Full biography Antoine Boesset

Antoine Boesset was a French composer who lived from 1587 to 1643. He was a prominent figure in the Baroque music scene in France, and was known for his compositions of chansons, airs de cour, and other vocal works. Boesset served as a court musician for several French monarchs, including Louis XIII and Louis XIV.

Boesset's compositions were highly regarded for their intricate polyphonic textures and complex harmonies. He was particularly known for his skill in setting texts, and many of his works were based on poems by French poets such as Jean de La Fontaine and Honoré d'Urfé.

Boesset's compositions were published in several collections, including "Les Meslanges" and "Airs de cour mêlez de quelques nouvelles chansons." He also collaborated with other composers of the time, such as Pierre Guédron and Etienne Moulinié.

In addition to his musical career, Boesset was also active in the literary scene in France. He was a member of the Académie française and wrote poetry and plays.

Overall, Antoine Boesset was an important figure in the development of Baroque music in France. His contributions to the genre through his compositions of chansons, airs de cour, and other vocal works helped to establish the French Baroque style of music that would go on to influence composers throughout Europe.

Compositions featuring Antoine Boesset

#	Name	Duration	Genre	Year
1	Ballet de la nuit, opéra-ballet		Opera	1653
2	Veni electa mea, motet (from Antiphonæ)	2:25 min	Choral	1650
3	Similabo eum viro sapienti, motet (from Antiphonæ)	2:30 min	Choral	1650
4	Alors que d'un discours hardi	3:42 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	1643
5	Ballet de la Félicité		Opera	1639
6	Suis-je pas misérable, air for consort (Airs de cour à 4 & 5 parties, VI)	4:16 min	Vocal Music	1628
7	Ne délibérons plus	1:00 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	1624
8	Puis qu'il est vrai, air for consort (Airs de cour à 4 & 5 parties, IV)	3:21 min	Vocal Music	1624
9	Ballet des voleurs		Ballet	1624
10	Récit du Dieu des Songes ("Quelle merveilleuse advanture") (for 1621 Ballet de la reine)	2:47 min	Vocal Music	1621
11	Ballet d'Apollon, récits & airs		Vocal Music	1621
12	Ils S'En Vont Ces Roys de Ma Vie	2:33 min	Vocal Music	1615
13	Jamais n'aurai-je le pouvoir	3:47 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	16??
14	Me veux-tu voir mourir	2:36 min	Vocal Music	16??
15	Il y a des personnes. . .	1:16 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	16??
16	Il parut alors une beauté à la cour. . .	1:51 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	16??
17	Ennuis, désespoirs et douleurs	1:19 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	16??
18	La douleur de cette princesse. . .	2:21 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	16??
19	La magnificence et la galanterie. . .	1:33 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	16??
20	Madame la dauphine. . .	2:09 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	16??
21	Objet divin de ma penTe	1:14 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	16??
22	N'espérez plus, mes yeux	3:53 min	Vocal Music	16??
23	Noires forêts	2:32 min	Vocal Music	16??
24	Non je ne saurai plus Feindre	1:12 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	16??
25	Doux complices de mes ennuis	2:43 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	16??
26	Un Jour Amarille et Tersis	4:54 min	Vocal Music	16??
27	Cléandre voyant de retour	2:28 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	16??
28	Cette princesse était sur son lit. . .	0:46 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	16??
29	Cependant monsieur de Clèves. . .	6:57 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	16??
30	Magnificat, motet	5:13 min	Choral	-
31	Récit du Temps, air for voices & instruments		Vocal Music	-
32	Objét dont les charmes	3:01 min	Vocal Music	-
33	Ô mort l'objet de mes plaisirs, air for 4 voices (1er livre d'Airs de cour à 4 & 5 parties)	3:14 min	Vocal Music	-
34	Ô Dieu!	3:59 min	Vocal Music	-
35	Plaignez la rigueur de mon sort	2:22 min	Vocal Music	-
36	Visitat Maria Elisabeth, motet	2:00 min	Choral	-
37	Una musiqua, air	4:09 min	Vocal Music	-
38	Quam pulchra es, motet	2:33 min	Choral	-
39	Tambourin	1:06 min	Vocal Music	-
40	Que d'objets d'amour, air for consort	2:01 min	Vocal Music	-
41	Que prétendez-vous mes désirs, air for 4 voices (9e livre d'Airs de cour à 4 & 5 parties)	2:51 min	Vocal Music	-
42	Que servent tes conseils, air for voice & continuo	3:18 min	Vocal Music	-
43	Quelles beautés, ô mortels (Récit de Mnémosyne), air for voice (Airs de cour, Livre 5)	2:31 min	Vocal Music	-
44	Qui vit jamais amant, air for 5 voices (2e livre d'Airs de cour à 4 & 5 parties)	4:00 min	Vocal Music	-
45	Quittez vos campagnes (from Van Eyck's der Fluyten Lust-Hof)	2:25 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
46	Si c'est un crime que l'aymer, chanson for consort	1:13 min	Choral	-
47	Segua chi vuol, iniquo amore, air for voice & consort	2:50 min	Vocal Music	-
48	Se vedessi le piaghe, air for voice & consort	3:20 min	Vocal Music	-
49	Sancta Maria, motet	3:56 min	Choral	-
50	Récit d'Amphion et des Syrènes ("Quels Doux Supplices"), for voices & instruments	1:07 min	Vocal Music	-
51	Récit des Syrènes ("Quel Soleil"), air for voices & instruments	1:56 min	Vocal Music	-
52	Salve Regina, motet	3:39 min	Choral	-
53	Départ que la devoir me fait précipiter, air de cours	5:32 min	Vocal Music	-
54	Aime-moi Cloris, air for 5 voices (7e livre d'Airs de cour à 4 & 5 parties)	3:32 min	Vocal Music	-
55	Anna mater matris redemptoris nostri, motet	3:09 min	Choral	-
56	Ave mater pia, motet	3:32 min	Choral	-
57	Ballet des fous & des estropiés de la cervelle	5:57 min	Ballet	-
58	Ballet des Nymphes bocagères de la forêt sacrée		Ballet	-
59	Ballet des vaillans combattans	1:29 min	Ballet	-
60	Cachez, beaux yeux	2:54 min	Vocal Music	-
61	Ce roi vainqueur de nos malheurs, air for 4 voices (8e livre d'Airs de cour à 4 & 5 parties)	2:09 min	Vocal Music	-
62	Cessés ô Divine Beauté	3:20 min	Vocal Music	-
63	Cruel tyran de mes désirs, for 4 viols	3:41 min	Chamber Music	-
64	Divine Amaryllis	2:55 min	Vocal Music	-
65	Dixit Dominus, motet	4:11 min	Choral	-
66	Domine salvum fac regem, motet	2:01 min	Choral	-
67	Dove ne vai, crudele, air	3:12 min	Vocal Music	-
68	Nos esprits libres et contents, for 4 voices & continuo	3:54 min	Vocal Music	-
69	Entrée des Laquais	3:12 min	Chamber Music	-
70	Frescos ayres del prado, air	4:10 min	Vocal Music	-
71	Fut-il jamais une rigueur pareille, air for 4 voices (3e livre d'Airs de cour à 4 & 5 parties)	2:41 min	Vocal Music	-
72	Je meurs sans mourir, air de cours	3:01 min	Vocal Music	-
73	Je perds le repos et les sens, air for 4 voices (9e livre d'Airs de cour à 4 & 5 parties)	2:37 min	Vocal Music	-
74	Je voundrois bien ô Cloris, song	5:40 min	Vocal Music	-
75	L'Anemone fastosa, air for voice & consort	3:24 min	Vocal Music	-
76	A la fin cette bergère, air de cours	4:20 min	Vocal Music	-
77	Mass in mode 11	19:27 min	Choral	-
78	Monarque triomphant, air for 5 voices (7e livre d'Airs de cour à 4 & 5 parties)	2:59 min	Vocal Music	-
79	Mourons Tirsis, Vivons Silvie: Dialogue	2:56 min	Vocal Music	-
80	Ne vante point flambeau des cieux, air for 5 voices (2e livre d'Airs de cour à 4 & 5 parties)	2:23 min	Vocal Music	-
81	Non speri pietà, air for voice & consort	5:03 min	Vocal Music	-

Albums featuring Antoine Boesset

#	Name album	Year	Music label
1	Antoine Boesset – Ensemble Correspondances, Sébastien Daucé – L'Archange & Le Lys - Messe & Motets(CD, )	2011	Zig Zag Territoires
2	Antoine Boesset / Monique Zanetti , Soprano - Ensemble A Deux Violes Esgales – Air Qui Produit Tant De Choses(CD, Album)	2007	Casa Editions
3	Anthoine Boesset - Le Poème Harmonique, Vincent Dumestre – Je Meurs Sans Mourir	2004	Alpha Productions
4	Gérard Souzay, Jacqueline Bonneau, Gabriel Fauré, Ernest Chausson, Antoine Boesset – Airs français (Mélodies )(CD, Mono)	1990	Decca
5	Antoine Boesset / Henry Thiers Du Mont / Louis Marchand / Nicolas Bernier (2) / André Lefèvre – La Musique Et L'Eglise(LP, Album, Mono)	-	Philips
6	Gérard Souzay, Jacqueline Bonneau, Antoine Boesset, François Couperin – Französischer Belcanto(7", 45 RPM, Single)	-	Decca
7	Antoine Boesset / Henry Thiers Du Mont / Louis Marchand / Nicolas Bernier (2) / André Lefèvre – La Musique Et L'Eglise(LP, Compilation, Mono)	-	Epic