Jean Gilles has been played on NTS shows including Haruki Murakami Day, with Dies Irae (Grégorien / Gregorian / Gregorianischer Choral) first played on 9 December 2018.

Jean Gilles, French composer, born at Tarascon, January 8, 1668; died at Toulouse, February 5, 1705.

After receiving his musical training as a choirboy at the Cathedral of Saint-Sauveur at Aix-en-Provence, he succeeded his teacher Guillaume Poitevin as music master there. After moving on several times, he became music master at the Cathedral of St Etienne at Toulouse in 1697, as the successor of André Campra. His musical style was influenced by Campra, as were most musicians of his…