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Charles d'Helfer
1598 - 1661
France
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| C. d'Helfer |
Charles d'Helfer -also: De Helfer- (1598 - 1661), a French composer. He wrote some excellent masses.
| Source: | Grove's dictionary of music and musicians |
Requiem
♫ 01. Introitus
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♫ 02. Kyrie
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♫ 03. Graduel
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♫ 04. Offertoire
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♫ 05. Sanctus
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♫ 06. Agnus Dei
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♫ 07. Post communion
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| Period: | Late Renaissance |
| Composed in: | 1656 |
| Musical form: | mass |
| Text/libretto: | Latin mass |
| In memory of: | Duc de Lorraine Henri II |
| Label(s): | Astrée Auvidis E 8521 |
| Calliope CAL 9891 |
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
02. Kyrie
03. Graduel
04. Offertoire
05. Sanctus
06. Agnus Dei
07. Post communion
| Source: | booklet of cd Astrée E 8521 |
| Contributor: | Pentti Ruokonen |
♫ 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
| Duc de Lorraine Henri II (dedicatee) |