French composer (1672-1749) who served at court in Versailles, first as Superintendent then as master of music for the Musique de la Chambre du Roi. He also worked for the Académie Royale de Musique and initiated the series of Concerts Spirituels in Paris around 1725 and the Queen's concerts in Versailles. Considered during his lifetime a minor composer, he nevertheless left an impressive legacy of ballets, tragédies lyriques, dances, songs, cantatas and motets.
