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Herve Niquet

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The Baroque Revolution by the Genius Herv Niquet! The Requiem by the Extraordinary Pierre But from the Reign of Louis XIV!Shocking Handel, a Whimsical King Arthur, and Charpentier at His Best. The latest release in the French Baroque Series by the Concerts Spirituels, featuring the genius Herv Niqueta champion of French Baroque and a peerless revolutionary in early musicis Pierre Butay (c. 1655c. 1717)!Butay was active as a church musician at the Cathedrals of Troyes and Chlons-sur-Marne in France during the reign of Louis XIV, the Sun King. Composed in the five-voice with instrumental accompaniment stylerather than the Grand Motet style of Versailles that was popular in Paris at the timehis Requiem (Mass for the Dead) is Butts masterpiece. With the majority of his works now lost, this piece serves as a precious legacy of French Baroque music, offering a window into his musical style and approa