Guillaume Poitevin
Guillaume Poitevin was a French serpent player, maître de chapelle and composer.Biography
Born in Boulbon near Tarascon, Poitevin was trained musically in the choir school of Avignon and then entered the chapel of the Aix Cathedral. After a few years as a serpent player, he assumed the functions of maître de chapelle in 1667 for the rest of his life. He was also a teacher of composers including André Campra and Jean Gilles. We know only excerpts of his works today.
He died in Aix-en-ProvenceDiscography
The Baroque ensemble recorded the totality of the work known to date a priori :
- I : "Ave Maria": "Les Maîtres Baroques de Provence / Vol. I" - 1996 - Parnassie éditions]
- II : "Speciosa facta es" et IV : "Dominus tecum": "Les Maîtres Baroques de Provence / Vol. II" - 1999 - Parnassie éditions
