Guillaume Poitevin

Guillaume Poitevin (2 October 1646 – 26 January 1706) was a French serpent player, maître de chapelle and composer.

Serpent (V&A museum, London)

Biography

Born in Boulbon near Tarascon, Poitevin was trained musically in the choir school of Avignon and then entered the chapel of the Aix Cathedral. After a few years as a serpent player, he assumed the functions of maître de chapelle in 1667 for the rest of his life. He was also a teacher of composers including André Campra and Jean Gilles. We know only excerpts of his works today.

He died in Aix-en-Provence

Discography

The Baroque ensemble Les Festes d'Orphée recorded the totality of the work known to date a priori (three incomplete masses out of the four, the third being lost):

  • I : "Ave Maria": "Les Maîtres Baroques de Provence / Vol. I" - 1996 - Parnassie éditions[1]]
  • II : "Speciosa facta es" et IV : "Dominus tecum": "Les Maîtres Baroques de Provence / Vol. II" - 1999 - Parnassie éditions
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References
  1. Parnassie éditions
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