Michel-Richard de Lalande

Aliases: Delalande, Michel Richard; de La Lande, Michel Richard; La Lande, Michel Richard de

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.

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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
• Super flumina Babilonis, S.13 – S(S)ATBB & 5- (6-) part orchestra; this work exists in two versions. (choral movements only available)

Works available at CPDL

• Cantate Domino, S. 55
• De profundis clamavi, S.23
• Laudate Dominum, S. 57
• Quare fremuerunt gentes, S.70
• Super flumina Babilonis, S.13
• Veni Creator, S 14

Other works not listed above (See Template:CheckMissing for possible reasons and solutions)

• Cantate Domino, S. 55

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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)