French composer (1660-1744). Born to a family of musicians, he was master of music at Notre-Dame de Paris in 1696, then at the Sainte-Chapelle in 1698. He also worked for the Académie Royale de Musique and the Royal Chapel choir. He wrote many religious works, but was also hailed as one of the greatest composers of ballets, opéras-ballets and tragédies lyriques.
