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{{for|the astronomer, botanist and cartographer|Jean-Baptiste Lislet Geoffroy}}
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'''Jean-Baptiste Geoffroy''' ([[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Clermont|diocese of Clermont]], 1601- [[Paris]], 30 Oct 1675) was a [[French_Baroque_music#Baroque_music|French composer]]. He entered the [[Jesuit]] order as a novice in 1621 and from 1660 until his death directed the music at the [[Lycée Charlemagne|convent of his order]] in Paris <ref>see A. de Backer and others: Bibliothèque de la Compagnie de Jésus, ed. C. Sommervogel, iii, Brussels, 1892</ref> next to [[Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis]], where [[Marc-Antoine Charpentier]] later served.
'''Jean-Baptiste Geoffroy''' ([[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Clermont|diocese of Clermont]], 1601- [[Paris]], 30 Oct 1675) was a [[French Baroque music#Baroque music|French composer]]. He entered the [[Jesuit]] order as a novice in 1621 and from 1660 until his death directed the music at the [[Lycée Charlemagne|convent of his order]] in Paris <ref>see A. de Backer and others: Bibliothèque de la Compagnie de Jésus, ed. C. Sommervogel, iii, Brussels, 1892</ref> next to [[Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis]], where [[Marc-Antoine Charpentier]] later served.


Besides a few vocal works in manuscript, three publications are known:
Besides a few vocal works in manuscript, three publications are known:
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==External links==
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Revision as of 17:32, 3 February 2014

Jean-Baptiste Geoffroy (diocese of Clermont, 1601- Paris, 30 Oct 1675) was a French composer. He entered the Jesuit order as a novice in 1621 and from 1660 until his death directed the music at the convent of his order in Paris [1] next to Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis, where Marc-Antoine Charpentier later served.

Besides a few vocal works in manuscript, three publications are known:

  • Musicalia varia ad usum ecclesiae (1650, lost)
  • Musica sacra ad vesperas aliasque in ecclesia preces for one, two and four voices with organ (1659)
  • Musica sacra ad varias ecclesiae preces … pars altera (1661), for four voices, including a Mass recently reedited by the Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles
  1. ^ see A. de Backer and others: Bibliothèque de la Compagnie de Jésus, ed. C. Sommervogel, iii, Brussels, 1892

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