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Charles d'Helfer
1598 - 1661
France
Charles d'Helfer -also: De Helfer- (1598 - 1661), a French composer. He wrote some excellent masses.
Requiem
This music (not the Requiem) was written for the funeral of Henri II Duc de Lorraine (1563 - 1624). Charles d'Helfer is best remembered for his requiem for four voices of 1656 which was used for the funeral of composer Michel Richard Delalande in 1726 and was the basis of Julien-Amable Mathieu (1734-1811) and François Giroust's requiem mass for Louis XV in 1775. This Missa pro defunctis contains:
01. Introitus 02. Kyrie 03. Graduel 04. Offertoire 05. Sanctus 06. Agnus Dei 07. Post communion
♫ 01. Introitus © Astrée E 8521 ♫ 02. Kyrie © Astrée E 8521 ♫ 03. Graduel © Astrée E 8521 ♫ 04. Offertoire © Astrée E 8521 ♫ 05. Sanctus © Astrée E 8521 ♫ 06. Agnus Dei © Astrée E 8521 ♫ 07. Post communion © Astrée E 8521
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