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Charles Mouton
Person · male · Kingdom of France · Paris · born 1617 · recording since 1987
French lutenist and lute composer (17th century)
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Also known as シャルル・ムートン
Timeline
4 events▣ Album 2◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1610s
1980s
· Debut release
Debut release: Pièces de luth sur différents modes
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2010s
Biography
English biography148 words · 1 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1350039002
Biography
Charles Mouton (1617 - before 1699) was a French lutenist and composer.
There were musicians in Mouton's mother's family, one of whom worked at the French court. Mouton was living in Paris in 1664, where he had several affluent students. He took part in a concert at the court of Savoy in Turin in 1673. In 1680 he was back in Paris; his students at this time included René Milleran and Philipp Franz Le Sage de Richée. It was in this period (before 1679 and c. 1680) that Mouton published two books of his compositions, Pièces de luth sur différents modes. The first book includes notes on the performance of the pieces. Several years later he sat for portraitist François de Troy; he died some time in the next eight years.
Mouton and his contemporary Jacques Gallot are two of the last noteworthy French composers for the lute.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 2 | 75.7th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 24 | 53.9th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (2 release groups · 2 studio albums)
Albums · 2
Pièces de luth sur différents modes
1987 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 51:02
1Premier Livre - Pièces en la mineur : Prélude1:032Premier Livre - Pièces en la mineur : Tombeau de Gogo. Allemande3:593Premier Livre - Pièces en la mineur : Courante; Double - Courante cy deuant2:144Premier Livre - Pièces en la mineur : Canarie2:525Premier Livre - Pièces en la mineur : La fière Courante1:396Premier Livre - Pièces en la mineur : La belle homicide. Courante de Mr Gautier - Double de la belle homicide4:007Premier Livre - Pièces en la mineur : Chaconne5:438Premier Livre - Pièces en la mineur : Gauotte1:539Premier Livre - Pièces en la mineur : L' Impromptu. Allemande2:2210Second Livre - Pièces en fa dièse mineur : la Promenade. Prelude1:1511Second Livre - Pièces en fa dièse mineur : Le Dialogue des graces sur Iris2:5312Second Livre - Pièces en fa dièse mineur : le Racommodement. Courante; Double2:2713Second Livre - Pièces en fa dièse mineur : Le Mouton. Canarie1:3514Second Livre - Pièces en fa dièse mineur : la Changeante. Courante1:5715Second Livre - Pièces en fa dièse mineur : la Bizare. Gaillarde1:2516Second Livre - Pièces en fa dièse mineur : la Mallassis. Sarabande2:3117Second Livre - Pièces en fa dièse mineur : Menuet la Ganbade1:4418Second Livre - Pièces en la majeur : Prelude en Ami tierce majeure0:4019Second Livre - Pièces en la majeur : Les Amans broüillez. Pavanne4:4220Second Livre - Pièces en la majeur : la Veritable Courante1:1921Second Livre - Pièces en la majeur : Sarabande en Rondeau2:492011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 27 tracks · 1:07:48
1Pièces en la mineur: I Prélude1:412Pièces en la mineur: II.Allemande3:323Pièces en la mineur: III. Courante. La Cigogne2:144Pièces en la mineur: IV. Gigue. Le Dogue d'Angleterre2:025Pièces en la mineur: V. Sarabande. La Pièce de huit heures2:396Pièces en la mineur: VI. Canarie. Les Castagnettes1:457Pièces en la mineur: VII. Gavotte. La Jalousée1:198Pièces en la mineur: Viii: Folies d'Espagne5:039Pièces en sol mineur: I. Prélude0:2610Pièces en sol mineur: II. Apollon2:5211Pièces en sol mineur: III. Chaconne. Gloire d'Atys1:2112Pièces en sol mineur: IV. Air1:4613Pièces en do majeur:2:1814Pièces en do majeur:1:2115Pièces en do majeur:1:0016Pièces en do majeur:2:2917Pièces en do majeur:1:0018Pièces en do majeur:1:3419Pièces en fa mineur et do majeur: I Allemande. Tombeau de Mr. le Prince de Condé6:0520Pièces en fa mineur et do majeur: II. Chaconne. La Comète6:0421Pièces en fa mineur et do majeur: III. Gavotte. La Quoquette1:5422Pièces en la mineur: I. Prélude1:1623Pièces en la mineur: II. Allemande. Tombeau de Gogo3:4824Pièces en la mineur: III. Courante et Double3:0825Pièces en la mineur: IV. Sarabande. La Princesse1:5926Pièces en la mineur: V. Chaconne2:1427Les Plaintes de Psyché4:58
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Charles Mouton head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 2 | 75.7th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 24 | 53.9th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · retrieved 11 October 2026
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Moutonbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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Image: François de Troy · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q2959877 · MusicBrainz: aa154584-b5a7-4c95-a058-9a9f9894b2c4
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