René Drouart de Bousset

René Drouard de Bousset (; 12 December 1703 – 19 May 1760) was a French Baroque composer and organist. He was born in Paris on 12 December 1703. He was the son of Jean-Baptiste Drouard de Bousset (d. 1725), minor nobility and maître de musique of the chapelle of the Louvre. René was a pupil of Nicolas Bernier. In February 1739 Bousset was appointed organist at the parish church of St André-des-Arts, Paris, then simultaneously co-organist with Armand-Louis Couperin at Notre Dame de Paris and the church of Saint Merry from 1755 to 1760. He was a Jansenist and noted for a series of publications of cantatas on biblical subjects. Bousset died on 19 May 1760. Works The catalogue of Bousset’s works can be found on the Philidor Portal. Available recordings are listed. Airs sérieux et à boire Concertos en trio Cantates spirituelles Odes de Mr Rousseau Lost Works Drouard de Bousset also composed an opera in 1729 L’Amour guéri par l’amour; 3 Grand Motets: Exaudiat te, Magnificat & Venite exultemus; 20 Petits Motets and a Book of Harpsichord Pieces published in 1754. Publications * Ie. RECUEIL D’AIRS NOUVEAUX SERIEUX ET À BOIRE Dedié au Public COMPOSÉS PAR Mr. DE BOUSSET Maistre de Musique du