Colasse, Pascal
(1649–1709)> COMPOSER
Colasse, Pascal (22 January 1649, Reims; 17 July 1709, Versailles), composer, was a choir boy at Saint Paul’s church in Paris before coming to the attention of Jean-Baptiste Lully, who made him his secretary and charged him with the completion of his operatic scores. He also led the orchestra of the Royal Academy of Music whenever Lully was indisposed or occupied with other matters. He became assistant music master of the royal chapel in 1687, the year that he attracted the attention of the…