Matho, Jean-Baptiste
(1660–1746)> COMPOSER
Matho, Jean-Baptiste (1660, Brittany; 1746, Versailles), composer, came from a Breton village to Versailles to enter the service of the royal chapel as a tenor in 1684. He became tutor in music to the children in the royal family during his stay at Court. His sole contribution to the Royal Academy of Music was the score for Arion in 1714. He was 54 years old when this lyric tragedy was mounted at the Palais-Royal. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending F.-J. Fétis…