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The "Roman" cahiers for 1687

The piece for St Benedict -- doubtlessly commissioned by the new abbess of Montmartre -- provides a clue to just how long it could take nuns to prepare a new motet. During this year of transition from service to the Guises to that of the Jesuits, Charpentier wrote quite a few pieces for the abbey of Port-Royal of Paris, where his sister was a converse nun.

Date

Work

Performers

cahier L, cont.

January 20? H 195 Bonum est confiteri Domino (ps. 91)
Saturday lauds
Great Guise Music
January 20? H 259 Elévation: Transfige amabilis Jesu hd d b

cahier LI

 
June 5, Corpus Christi H 346 Pour le St Sacrement au reposoir
"Au reposoir" was added later
large ensemble
June 5, Corpus Christi H 196 Usquequo Domine (ps. 12)
Sunday matins: for the Dauphin's former musicians
hd d b instr.
December 4 H 347 In honorem Sancti Benedicti
vespers of the illation of
St Benedict, at Montmartre
hd d
July 20 H 5 Messe pour le Port-Royal
"Pour Ste Marguerite"
4 d
 

cahiers LII and LIII: missing

 
  Cahier LII seems to be cahier "d," which contains:  
August 28 H 419 Pour St Augustin mourant 2 hd
August 15 H 50 Antienne pour les vespres de l'Assomption de la Vierge  bd   instr.
August 15 H 51 Pour les mesmes vespres: Antienne  hd    instr.
August 15 H 52 Antienne pour les mesmes vespres  2 hd bd
  H 274 Elévation: O sacramentum pietatis d    instr.
  H 226 Dixit Dominus pour le Port-Royal (ps. 109)
Indications for male voices were added later
3 hd
  H 227 Laudate Dominum omnes gentes pour le Port-Royal (ps. 116) 3 hd
  H 81 Magnificat pour le P[ort-]R[oyal]
For Mlle du Fresnoy, Mere Ste Agathe, Mere de St Bern[ard]
 
December 25 H 420 Dialogus inter angelos et pastores Judae, In nativitatem Domini Large ensemble