Michel-Richard de Lalande
Aliases: Michel Richard Delalande; Michel Richard de La Lande; Michel Richard de La Lande
Life
Born: 15 December 1657
Died: 18 June 1726
De Lalande is mainly associated with the grand motet and with Versailles where he is buried, but held posts in several Paris churches before becoming organist du Roi; his Leçons de Ténèbres (1711) were written for Ste-Chapelle. There survive in all 77 grands motets, 9 élévations (S. 78-86), Miserere & O filii (with lost works S. 87-90), 16 extracted petits motets (extracted from the grands, S.91-106), 9 Leçons de ténèbres (S.107-124), Messe en plainchant musical (S.126) Cantique (Racine, S.127), Tandis que Babylone (S.128) & numerous stage works (opera, intermedes, cantates, ballets) and instrumental works.
View the Wikipedia article on Michel-Richard de Lalande.
List of choral works
- Cantate Domino, S.55 (Ps. 96) SATBB & 4-part symphonie (vocal parts only)
- De profundis clamavi, S.23 S(S)ATBB & 5-part orchestra (parts available)
- Laudate Dominum, S. 57 (Ps. 147) S(S)ATBB & 5- (6-) part orchestra
- Quare fremuerunt gentes, S.70 S(S)ATBB & orchestra (final chorus available)
- Super flumina Babilonis, S.13 S(S)ATBB & 5- (6-) part orchestra; this work exists in two versions. (choral movements only available)
Other works not listed above (See Template:CheckMissing for possible reasons and solutions)
Click here to search for this composer on CPDL
Publications
- ms. Philidor et al. (27 grand motets, c. 1690)
- ms. Philidor for Ct. de Toulouse (11 motets, c. 1705)
- 40 Motets (engraved in short score, 1729-34)
- ms. Cauvin (41 grands motets in full score c. 1741)
External links
- Works by Michel-Richard de Lalande in the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)