Pierre Tabart (also Thabart, Tharbart) (

Chinon Chinon () is a Communes of France, commune in the Indre-et-Loire Departments of France, department, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The traditional province around Chinon, Touraine, became a favorite resort of French kings and their nobles beginn ...

, baptized 8 January 1645 –

Meaux Meaux () is a Communes of France, commune on the river Marne (river), Marne in the Seine-et-Marne Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region in the Functional area (France), metropolitan area of Paris, Franc ...

, 1716) was a French composer and maître de chapelle. Said to have studied music under 'the best contrapuntist of his time', he served as maître de musique in

Orléans Orléans (,"Orleans"
(US) and Senlis Senlis () is a commune in the northern French department of Oise, Hauts-de-France. The monarchs of the early French dynasties lived in Senlis, attracted by the proximity of the Chantilly forest. It is known for its Gothic cathedral and other ...

from 1683-1689. He then succeeded

Nicolas Goupillet Nicolas Goupillet also Coupillet or Goupillier (Senlis, ca. 1650 - Paris, ca. 1713) was a French Baroque composer - albeit a composer who may not have himself composed all of his works. In 1683 the then fifty-year-old "Sun King" Louis XIV commande ...

as maître de musique of

Meaux Cathedral Meaux Cathedral () is a Roman Catholic church in the town of Meaux, Seine-et-Marne, France, and a cathedral as the seat of the Bishop of Meaux. It is a historical monument of France. History Construction of the cathedral began about 1170, when ...

. However, due to the fact that his nine-year contract was left unrenewed, he was succeeded by

Sébastien de Brossard Sébastien de Brossard (; 12 September 165510 August 1730) was a French music theorist, composer and collector. Life Brossard was born in Dompierre, Orne. After studying philosophy and theology at Caen, he studied music and established himself ...

in 1699. He later aided his successor to the post in selecting the maître de musique for

Évreux Cathedral Évreux Cathedral, otherwise the Cathedral of Our Lady of Évreux (), is a Catholic church located in Évreux, Normandy, France. The cathedral is a national monument and is the seat of the Bishop of Évreux. Building description The cathedr ...

.J.P. Montagnier, ed. Stanley Sadie, ''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'', volume 24, p. 902, (New York: Macmillan, 2001).

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