Henri-Denis Dupont

Henri-Denis Dupont was a composer and organist born in Liège, in what is now the Flemish-speaking part of Belgium, where he was baptised on 22 September 1664. He died on 1 September 1727. His life was spent almost entirely at the cathedral of that city, within the ecclesiastical milieu of Liège.

He entered the cathedral as a duodenus and, in 1680, the Jesuit college. He learned the organ under Jean-Guillaume Lexhy, who, owing to poor health, proposed in 1682 that Dupont be appointed assistant organist. After his master's death in 1685, Dupont took over the post of organist, saw his salary improved, obtained several prebends and became rector of the altar at the churches of Saints Cosmas and Remacle.

When Pierre Lamalle retired as fonascus of the cathedral, Dupont was elected master of song, a post he held until his death. He was buried in the cathedral, beneath a painting of Saint Cecilia by Bertholet Flémal. According to Henri Hamal, he played a prominent role in introducing Italian musical styles to Liège.

His known output includes nine four-part anthems with continuo, as well as a Te Deum celebrating the victory over the Turks at Belgrade (1717) and a work titled Re, both now lost and cited by Terry.