Henry Madin (1698-1748) - Missa brevis quatuor vocibus cui titulus, Velociter currit sermo ejus (1746)
Performers: Ensemble Almasis; Iakovos Pappas (conductor)
Painting: Prospero Mallerini (1761-1836) - Trompe l'œil after a sculpture by Andrea della Robbia (1435-1525)
Further info: Madin - Masses & Motets
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French composer and priest of Irish origin. His early years are unknown
but he probably was a choirboy at Verdun Cathedral. In 1719 he was
appointed 'maître de musique' at Meaux Cathedral but in 1726 he came
back to Verdun to work as the same post. In 1730 he was promoted master
of the choir school at Tours Cathedral and in the same post at Rouen
Cathedral from 1737 to 1741. He was honoured as ‘chanoine de St-Quentin’
in 1741 and in 1742 he succeeded André Campra as 'maître des pages de
la chapelle'. As a composer, he mainly wrote sacred music among them
four a cappella masses in contrapuntal style and 29 grands motets. He
also published the theoretical work 'Traité de contrepoint simple ou
chant sur le livre' (Paris, 1742).
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