Joseph Michel

For other people named Joseph Michel, see Joseph Michel (disambiguation).

Joseph Michel (1679–1736) was an 18th-century French baroque chorister, composer and music teacher of the Sainte Chapelle of Dijon, demolished in 1802.[1] A contemporary of Jean-Philippe Rameau, his reputation extended far beyond the boundaries of the city of Versailles and Burgundy.

Born at Bay-sur-Aube, and educated at the Jesuit college of Godrans,[2] Michel was a pupil of Pierre Menault and also for a few years, of Jean-Philippe Rameau,[2] organist at the Church of Notre-Dame of Dijon. Michel became priest in 1705 and,[2] by an agreement between him and the Chapter on 28 December 1709,[3] choirmaster to the Sainte-Chapelle du Roi in Dijon, where he became a Canon in 1717.[2]

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  2. ^ a b c d Archives départementales de la Côte-d'Or, Gérard Moyse (2001). Joyaux d'archives, jalons d'histoire: Les Archives départementales de la Côte-d'Or à l'aube du troisième millénaire : onze siècle d'histoire (in French). Dijon: Précy-sous-Thill: Armançon. p. nn. ISBN 2-84479-033-X.
  3. ^ "La Revue de Bourgogne" (in French). 8. 1920: 44. OCLC 12338234. Retrieved 5 March 2012. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)