Short bio Sebastien de Brossard
Full biography Sebastien de Brossard
Sébastien de Brossard (12 September 1655 – 10 August 1730) was a French music theorist , composer, and collector. He is known for his contribution to music theory, his collection of musical manuscripts, and his compositions. Brossard was born in the town of Dompierre-sur-Besbre in central France and was initially trained as a priest.
Brossard's most famous publication is the "Dictionnaire de musique", which was published in 1703. It is a comprehensive music dictionary of Greek, Latin, and Italian musical terms , and it is still seen as a valuable reference today. Brossard was noted for his research and documentation of existing music, particularly sacred music from the Renaissance period. He collected a large number of manuscripts from the period, which he carefully catalogued.
As a composer, Brossard is known for his sacred music, including oratorios and cantatas. He wrote many motets, oratorios, and masses, and his works were heavily influenced by the Italian Baroque style. His music was performed widely throughout France during his lifetime and continues to be studied and performed today.
Brossard is also known for his connections to other famous composers of his time, including Jean-Philippe Rameau and Johann Sebastian Bach. Brossard served as a mentor to Rameau, and he also corresponded with Bach, sharing musical ideas and compositions.
Overall, Sébastien de Brossard was a key figure in the development of music theory in France and a prolific composer whose works continue to be celebrated today.
Compositions featuring Sebastien de Brossard
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miserere mei, for treble, chamber chorus & continuo, SdB. 53 | 12:44 min | Choral | 1711 |
| 2 | Beati immaculati, for treble, baritone & continuo, SdB. 49 | 13:55 min | Vocal Music | 1704 |
| 3 | Oratorio sopra l'Immaculata Conceptione della Beata Vergine, for 4 voices & orchestra, SDB 56 | 24:09 min | Vocal Music | 1702 |
| 4 | Psalm 50 "Miserere Mei, Deus," grand motet | 16:20 min | Choral | - |
| 5 | Troisième leçon des morts | 9:26 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 6 | Psalm 125 "In Convertendo Dominus," grand motet | 19:10 min | Choral | - |
| 7 | Quatrième leçon des morts | 9:25 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 8 | Qui non diligit te | 8:43 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 9 | Retribue Servo Tuo, motet, SdB 4 | 15:21 min | Choral | - |
| 10 | Salve Rex Christe | 8:35 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 11 | Silentium. Dormi, for tenor & continuo, SdB. 52 | 8:29 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 12 | Sonata for violin & continuo in C major, SDB 224 | 4:57 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 13 | Stabat Mater, motet, SdB 8 | 17:50 min | Choral | - |
| 14 | Symphonie pour le Graduel, for orchestra in D major, SdB 229 (for F. Cosset's 'Missa Gaudeamus Omnes') | 2:21 min | Orchestral | - |
| 15 | Symphonie pour le Graduel, for orchestra in G minor, SdB 228 (for B. Baldrati's 'Missa S. Antonii Padova') | 2:28 min | Orchestral | - |
| 16 | Templa nunc fument | 8:17 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 17 | Trio Sonata in A minor, SdB. 223 | 5:04 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 18 | Trio Sonata in D major, SdB. 221 | 7:12 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 19 | Trio Sonata in E minor, SdB. 220 | 7:06 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 20 | Trio Sonata No. 1 | 8:09 min | - | |
| 21 | Ave verum corpus, for 5 voices, SdB. 10 | 2:32 min | Choral | - |
| 22 | Leandro, cantata for 3 voices & orchestra, SDB 77 | 19:50 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 23 | Canticum Eucharisticum pro Pace, grand motet | 40:28 min | Choral | - |
| 24 | Canticum Quartum, motet | 8:09 min | - | |
| 25 | Canticum Quintum, motet | 12:05 min | - | |
| 26 | Canticum Secundum, motet | 11:17 min | - | |
| 27 | Dialogus poenitentis animae cum Deo, for 2 voices & orchestra, SDB 55 | 15:10 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 28 | Domine Salvum Fac Regem, motet, SdB 7 | 1:33 min | Choral | - |
| 29 | Festis laeta sonent | 12:27 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 30 | In Convertendo Dominus | 2:11 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 31 | Psallite Superi | 7:40 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 32 | Missa Quinti Toni, pour la fête de Noël, SdB 5 | 10:52 min | Choral | - |
| 33 | O Domine quia refugium | 9:13 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 34 | O Jesu! quam dulce nomen tuum, for treble (voice) & continuo, SdB. 24 | 8:33 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 35 | O Miraculum, élévation for chorus, SdB 6 | 1:47 min | Choral | - |
| 36 | O plenus irarum dies! (Extremi judicii descriptio), for baritone (voice) & continuo, SdB. 31 | 13:22 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 37 | Oratorio seu Dialogues Poenitentis animae cum Deo | 15:02 min | Choral | - |
| 38 | Première leçon des morts | 11:16 min | Vocal Music | - |
Albums featuring Sebastien de Brossard
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Sébastien De Brossard, Pierre Bouteiller (2) – Les Arts Florissants, Paul Agnew (2) – Les Maître Du Motet(CD, Album) | 2018 | Harmonia Mundi |
| 2 |  |
François Couperin, Sébastien De Brossard, La Nuova Musica, Lucy Crowe, Elizabeth Watts, David Bates (7) – Leçons De Ténèbres(SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Stereo, Album) | 2016 | Harmonia Mundi |
| 3 |  |
Sébastien De Brossard / La Rêveuse – Oratorios - Leandro | 2011 | Mirare |
| 4 |  |
Dumont | Brossard | Michel | Couperin | Bernier | Isabelle Poulenard | Jean-François Lombard, Les Paladins, Jérôme Correas – Tenebris: Leçons De Ténèbres(CD, Album) | 2011 | Cypres |
| 5 |  |
E. Jacquet De La Guerre, R.D. De Bousset, S. De Brossard - Le Tendre Amour, Luanda Siqueira – Le Passage De La Mer Rouge(CD, Album) | 2009 | K617 |
| 6 |  |
Sébastien De Brossard - Béatrice Mayo-Felip, Le Concert Calotin – Cantates Spirituelles Et Sonates D'Église(CD, Album) | 2004 | Arion |
| 7 |  |
Charpentier, Brossard, Clérambault – Il Seminario Musicale, Gérard Lesne – Charpentier: Leçons De Ténèbres • Brossard: Leçons Des Morts • Clérambault: Motets Pour Saint-Sulpice(5×CD, Compilation, Box Set, ) | 2004 | Virgin Classics |
| 8 |  |
Brossard - Chœur De Chambre Accentus, Ensemble Baroque De Limoges, Christophe Coin – Grands Motets | 1997 | Astrée Auvidis |
| 9 |  |
Brossard – Gérard Lesne, Véronique Gens, Il Seminario Musicale – Brossard : Leçons Des Morts(CD, Album) | 1997 | Virgin |
| 10 |  |
Brossard, Les Pages et les Chantres de la Chapelle, Olivier Schneebelli – Œuvres Chorales(CD, Album) | 1997 | Astrée Auvidis |
| 11 |  |
Sébastien de Brossard - N. Rime, J.P. Fouchécourt, I. Honeyman, B. Delétré, Le Parlement De Musique, Martin Gester – Cantiques Sacrez | 1992 | Opus 111 |
| 12 |  |
Helmut Krebs, Fritz Demmler, Helmut Schlövogt, Bruno Weissenfels, Rudolph Reiprich, Richard Klemm, Helma Bemmer, Wolfgang Meyer (2), Hans-Martin Linde, Concert Group Of The Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, August Wenzinger / S. De Brossard, F. Couperin, Jacqu | 1961 | Archive Production |
| 13 |  |
Petits Motets(CD, Album) | - | Auvidis-Astrée |
Videos featuring Sebastien de Brossard
Sonate en trio en La Mineur, SdB. 223
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Sonate en trio en La Mineur, SdB. 223 · La Nuova Musica · David Bates
F. Couperin: Leçons de ténèbres
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Released on: 2016-09-09
Conductor: David Bates
Musical Ensemble: La Nuova Musica
Composer: Sébastie
Retribue servo tuo, SdB. 4
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Retribue servo tuo, SdB. 4 · Olivier Schneebeli, Serge Saitta, Les pages et les chantres de la Chapelle, Le Mercure Galant, Adrien Cao-Godart, Kumi Arata, Jean-François Lombard, Bernard Arrieta, Vincent Deliau
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Stabat Mater, SdB. 008: XIV. Quando corpus morietur (Live)
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Stabat Mater, SdB. 008: XIV. Quando corpus morietur (Live) · Élodie Fonnard · Paul Agnew · Nicholas Scott · Les Arts Florissants
Les Maîtres du Motet (Live)
℗ harmonia mundi
Released on: 2018-09-28
Artist
Stabat Mater, SdB. 008: IX. Fac ut ardeat cor meum (Live)
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Stabat Mater, SdB. 008: IX. Fac ut ardeat cor meum (Live) · Benjamin Alunni · Paul Agnew · Les Arts Florissants
Les Maîtres du Motet (Live)
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Released on: 2018-09-28
Artist: Benjamin Alunni
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Stabat Mater, SdB. 8
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Stabat Mater, SdB. 8 · Olivier Schneebeli, Serge Saitta, Les pages et les chantres de la Chapelle, Le Mercure Galant, Adrien Cao-Godart, Kumi Arata, Jean-François Lombard, Branislav Rakic, Vincent Deliau, Christophe Sam
Missa quinti toni, pour la fête de Noël, SdB. 5: III. Credo
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Missa quinti toni, pour la fête de Noël, SdB. 5: III. Credo · Olivier Schneebeli, Serge Saitta, Les pages et les chantres de la Chapelle, Le Mercure Galant, Adrien Cao-Godart, Branislav Rakic, Jean-François Lombard, And
Stabat Mater, SdB. 008: I. Stabat Mater (Live)
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Stabat Mater, SdB. 008: I. Stabat Mater (Live) · Les Arts Florissants · Paul Agnew
Les Maîtres du Motet (Live)
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Released on: 2018-09-28
Artist: Les Arts Florissants
Ensemble: Les Arts Floriss
Stabat Mater, SdB. 008: VI. Pro peccatis suæ gentis (Live)
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Stabat Mater, SdB. 008: VI. Pro peccatis suæ gentis (Live) · Élodie Fonnard · Nicholas Scott · Geoffroy Buffière · Florian Carré
Les Maîtres du Motet (Live)
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Released on: 2018-09-28
Art
Missa quinti toni, pour la fête de Noël, SdB. 6: V. Elevation. O miraculum !
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Missa quinti toni, pour la fête de Noël, SdB. 6: V. Elevation. O miraculum ! · Olivier Schneebeli, Serge Saitta, Les pages et les chantres de la Chapelle, Le Mercure Galant, Adrien Cao-Godart, Branislav Rakic, Jean-Fran
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