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Name Francoise-Charlotte Senneterre | ||
Francoise-Charlotte de Senneterre Menetou (1679 – 4 November 1745) was a French harpsichordist and composer.
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Biography
Francoise-Charlotte Menetou was born into an aristocratic family in 1679 of parents Henri Francois de Saint-Nectaire, Duc de La Ferte-Sennecterre (1657–1703), and Isabelle Gabrielle Marie Angelique de La Mothe-Houdancourt. She married Francois Gabriel Thibault de La Carte, Marquis de la Ferte on 28 July 1698 and her son was Louis Philippe Thibault de La Carte, Marquis de La Ferte-Senneterre (1699–1780). She died at Chateau de la Ferte at age 66.
Francoise-Charlotte Menetou performed before King Louis XIV at the age of nine. In 1691 she became the youngest female composer to have her works issued by the royal printer, Christophe Ballard. The historical significance of her manuscript was first noted in 1970 in an article by Alan Curtis.
Works
De Senneterre Menetou composed for voice and harpsichord. Selected works include: