Charpentier

[ shar-pahn-tyey ]

noun
  1. Gus·tave [gy-stav], /güˈstav/, 1860–1956, French composer.

  2. Marc An·toine [mark ahn-twan], /mark ɑ̃ˈtwan/, 1634–1704, French composer.

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Charpentier

/ (French ʃarpɑ̃tje) /


noun
  1. Gustave (ɡystav). 1860–1956, French composer, whose best-known work is the opera Louise (1900)

  2. Marc-Antoine. ?1645–1704, French composer, best known for his sacred music, particularly the Te Deum

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