Pascal Collasse
Pascal Collasse (or Colasse) (22 January 1649 (baptised) – 17 July 1709) was a French composer of the Baroque era. Pascal Collasse was born in Rheims, Collasse became a disciple of Jean-Baptiste Lully during the latter's domination of the French operatic stage. When Lully died in 1687 leaving his tragédie en musique Achille et Polyxène unfinished, Collasse completed the last four acts of the score.
Pascal Collasse
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- Born
- 1649 · Reims.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- composer · choreographer
- Fields
- music · Baroque music
- Movements
- classical music · Baroque music
- Teachers
- Jean-Baptiste Lully
- Known for
- Jason · Canente (Collasse) · Énée et Lavinie
- Languages
- French
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Pascal Collasse (or Colasse) (22 January 1649 (baptised) – 17 July 1709) was a French composer of the Baroque era. Pascal Collasse was born in Rheims, Collasse became a disciple of Jean-Baptiste Lully during the latter's domination of the French operatic stage. When Lully died in 1687 leaving his tragédie en musique Achille et Polyxène unfinished, Collasse completed the last four acts of the score.
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He went on to produce around a dozen operas and ballets, as well as sacred music, including settings of the Cantiques spirituels of Jean Racine. His plan to establish his own opera house in Lille ended in failure when the theatre burnt down. He dabbled in alchemy with even less success. His musical style is close to that of Lully.
Training under Jean-Baptiste Lully is recorded. The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is music and Baroque music. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are opera, classical, liturgical and ballet. Works named in the authority record are Jason, Canente (Collasse) and Énée et Lavinie.
Achille et Polyxène, tragédie lyrique, (overture and first act by Jean-Baptiste Lully) 1687 Thétis et Pélée, tragédie lyrique, 1689 Sigalion ou le secret, ballet (collège Louis-le-Grand), 1689 Énée et Lavinie, tragédie lyrique, 1690 Astrée, tragédie lyrique, 1691 Le Ballet de Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, ballet, 1692 Les saisons, opéra-ballet, 1695 La naissance de Vénus, 1696 Jason ou La toison d’or, tragédie lyrique, 1696 Canente, tragédie lyrique, 1700 Polyxène et Pirrhus, tragédie lyrique, 1706
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1709
Pascal Collasse died in 1709 at Versailles.
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Reims.
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Versailles.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q287421: Pascal Collasse
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- MusicBrainz artist record for Pascal Collasse
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scholarly publication
- Pascal Collasse: Les Cantiques Spirituels de Jean Racine, The Musical Times, 1994
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- The Viking Opera Guide
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