 Charpentier was appointed "maître de musique" for the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris in 1698, a royal post he held until his death in 1704.One of his most famous compositions during his tenure was the Mass "Assumpta Est Maria" (H. 11).That this work survived suggests that it was written for another entity, an entity that was entitled to call upon the musicians of the Chapel and reward them for their efforts.