Pierre-Richard Menault (1642–1694) was a French Baroque composer.James R. Anthony French baroque music from Beaujoyeulx to Rameau 1997The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians: Vol 16 John Tyrrell - 2001Towards tonality: aspects of Baroque music theory ed. Thomas Christensen, Thomas Street Christensen, Peter Dejans - 2007François-Joseph Fétis Biographie universelle des musiciens et bibliographie générale de la musique p76
Menault was born at Beaune. While a provincial chapel master and priest at Dijon, he printed vespers dedicated to Père François de la Chaise, confessor of Louis XIV. He died at Dijon.
Works, editions and recordings Masses 1676, 1686, 1687, 1691, 1692. Vêpres pour le Pére la Chaize. recording Greuillet, Jaroussky, Janssens, Lombard, van Dyck. Ensemble La Fenice, Jean Tubéry. K617
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