Étienne Moulinié

Étienne Moulinié (c. 1600 – after 1669) was a French Baroque composer. He was born in Languedoc, and when he was a child he sang at the Narbonne Cathedral. Through the influence of his brother Antoine (died 1655), Moulinié gained an appointment at court, as the director of music for Gaston d'Orléans, the younger brother of the king. For this post he wrote sacred and secular music, for voice or voices and lute or continuo. He also wrote music to accompany the "ballet" or other dances. He taught Gaston's daughter, Mlle de Montpensier. Moulinié worked for Gaston until his death in 1660, at which point Moulinié was forced to find new employment. For this he returned to his birthplace of Languedoc. [Grove, "Étienne Moulinié"]

Moulinié wrote in the genres of "airs de cour" and "airs à boire". His "airs de cour" are strophic and syllabic, but generally freer than others in the genre. His works were printed in a number of different forms (for voices alone, voice with continuo), and many were changed into sacred texts for use in church. His work may have been influenced by music of other countries, including the dance music of Spain and Italy. His songs, and their new texts, became very well traveled, going into German and Dutch, one being published far away by Heinrich Albert (Königsberg, 1648). [Grove, "Étienne Moulinié"]

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*GroveOnline|Étienne Moulinié|John H. Baron, Georgie Durosoir|July 1|2007

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NAME=Moulinié, Étienne
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Etienne Moulinié
SHORT DESCRIPTION=French Baroque composer
DATE OF BIRTH=c. 1600
PLACE OF BIRTH=Languedoc
DATE OF DEATH=after 1669
PLACE OF DEATH=Languedoc