Composers

Thomas Gobert

Voice
Psalms
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Wikipedia
Thomas Gobert (Picardy, c. 1600 - 26 September 1672) was a French priest and composer.
In 1630 he was a canon at Saint-Quentin, then maître de chapelle at Péronne, Somme. In 1635 he was appointed aumônier with Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu. He succeeded Nicolas Formé as sous-maître of the Chapelle royale. Following the death of Jean Veillot, he was one of the four sous-maîtres with Pierre Robert, Gabriel Expilly and Henry Du Mont. He was charged with the January quarter till 1669.
Few of his works have survived, the grands motets being lost: