| Composition Year | 1683 |
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| Genre Categories | Sacred oratorios; Oratorios; Religious works; |
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| Work Title | Caedes sanctorum innocentium |
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| Alternative. Title | Le massacre des innocents |
| Composer | Charpentier, Marc-Antoine |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | H.411 |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IMC 378 |
| Key | C major |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1683 |
| First Performance. | 1683/12/28 |
| Language | Latin |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 17 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Baroque |
| Piece Style | Baroque |
| Instrumentation | 3 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass (soli and chorus), 2 violins, continuo |