Jean-Baptiste Matho

Jean-Baptiste Matho (born March 16, 1663 in Montfort-sur-Meu , † March 16, 1743 in Versailles ) was a French composer and singer of the Baroque period.

His original name was MFH Thomassin Matho. Already as a child he attracted attention for the quality of his singing and was sent to the court of Versailles. Here he began his career as a court musician. In 1720 he became "Maitre de musique du roi" and was thus responsible for the musical training of the Infante, later Louis XV. responsible. François Couperin and Jean-Joseph Mouret were also among his students.

His compositions were written for court ceremonies, including a number of ballet music and divertissements. Most of his stage works are considered lost.

Stage works

• "Tircis et Célimène" or "Les Bergers de Marly", (A. Morel), Pastorale (1687)
• "Coronis" tragédie en musique (performed in Fontainebleau in 1699 and 1702)
• "Philémon et Baucis" (N. de Malézieu) (1703), lost
• "Le Prince de Cathay" (N. de Malézieu) (1704), missing
• "La Tarentole" (N. de Malézieu) (1705), lost
• "La Fine Mouche" (N. de Malézieu) (1706), missing
• "L'Hôte de Lemnos" (N. de Malézieu) (1707), missing
• "Arion" (Louis Fuzélier), tragédie musique (1714, Paris)

Web links

• Sheet music and audio files by Jean-Baptiste Matho in the International Music Score Library Project