The Nebula

Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643/44-1704) Small motets Composed between 1670 and 1696 for a restricted vocal and instrumental ensemble, the small motets of Charpentier reflect the evolution of the composer's language. The Italianisms inherited from his Roman sojourn dialogue there with the eloquence and clarity of the French style, in a music where the flexibility of the declamation and the expressive finesse closely serve the sacred text.