Te Deum | |
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by Marc-Antoine Charpentier | |
Key | D major |
Catalogue | H.146 |
Text | Te Deum |
Language | Latin |
Composed | 1692 |
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Marc-Antoine Charpentier composed six Te Deum settings, but only four of them have survived.[1] Largely because of the great popularity of its prelude, the best known is the Te Deum in D major, H.146, written as a grand motet for soloists, choir, and instrumental accompaniment probably between 1688 and 1698, during Charpentier's stay at the Jesuit Church of Saint-Louis in Paris, where he held the position of musical director.[1]
It is thought that the composition was performed to mark the victory celebrations and the Battle of Steinkirk in August, 1692.[citation needed]