The Chapelle royale did not ordinarily permit women to take part in performances, instead using falsetti and castrati male artists.
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In 1640, he succeeded Henry Frémart as maître de chapelle at Notre-Dame de Paris then replaced François Cosset, when he took charge in 1643 as sous-maître of the Chapelle royale.
He was son of Pierre Chabanceau de La Barre (1592–1656) organist of the chapelle royale at Notre-Dame, sieur of La Barre, and younger brother of Charles-Henry Chabanceau de La Barre (1625-?), player of the spinet to the queen, and Anne Chabanceau de La Barre (1628–1688), a noted soprano.
He is buried in the Chapelle Royale de Saint Louis, in Dreux.