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Marc-Antoine Charpentier

17th-century French composer
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Summary

Marc-Antoine Charpentier was born on 1643[1] in Paris[2]. He died on February 24, 1704[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a composer[5], choreographer[6], singer[7], and organist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,937 views/month, #7,157 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of France[10]
  • Field of work: opera[11], pastoral[12], overture[13], motet[14]
  • Notable work: Venez divin Messie[15], Te Deum[16]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholicism[17]
  • Sex or gender: male[18]
  • Movement: classical music[19], Baroque music[20]
  • Commons category: Marc-Antoine Charpentier[21]
  • Voice type: countertenor[22]
  • Family name: Charpentier[23]
  • Given name: Marc-Antoine[24]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Marc-Antoine Charpentier[25]
  • Student of: Giacomo Carissimi[26]
  • Instrument: organ[27], voice[28]
  • Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[29], Riemann's Music Dictionary[30], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[31], Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers[32]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[33]
  • Commons Creator page: Marc-Antoine Charpentier[34]
  • Name in native language: Marc-Antoine Charpentier[35]
  • Start of work period: 1670[36]

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[37]

  • Country: FR[38]

  • Began / founded: 1643[39]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1704-02-24[40]

  • Genre(s): baroque, classical[41]

  • Community tags: baroque, classical, composer, french, french composer[42]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4fddc10d-b218-43b7-8d8d-65500e1402d0[43]

Why It Matters

Marc-Antoine Charpentier has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was Marc-Antoine Charpentier born?

Marc-Antoine Charpentier was born in Paris[2].

Where did Marc-Antoine Charpentier die?

Marc-Antoine Charpentier died in Paris[4].

What did Marc-Antoine Charpentier do for work?

Marc-Antoine Charpentier worked as a composer[5], choreographer[6], singer[7], and organist[8].

Related Entities

Giacomo Carissimi Kingdom of France

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . ranumspanat.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [37] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [40] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [41] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [42] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [43] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → marc-antoine-charpentier
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  2. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 14w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Polish music library pbm id → charpentier-marc-antoine
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  5. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → p0093274-Charpentier-Marc-Antoine-16431704
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  6. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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