Jean-Odéo Demars

Jean-Odéo Demars (1695–1756) was an 18th-century French organist, composer and harpsichordist.

Demars was born in Sézanne, Champagne (province), France, on 2 February 1695.

In 1726, he became organist at the Saint-Jacques-la-Boucherie church in Paris. Later, he was appointed organist at Saint-Nicolas-du-Chardonnet church.

He married Geneviève Françoise Legris on February 18, 1734, and they raised seven children. He was the father of musician Hélène-Louise Demars.

As a composer he wrote several spiritual songs for the female students of the Saint-Cyr school, near Paris. Fétis wrote that he published an organ book, now lost.

He died in Paris on 7 November 1756.

In 1735, Charles Demars published his 1er Livre de Clavecin. This book contains 4 suites in the Handel manner.

This collection consists of four suites: Suite I in A major Suite II in G minor Suite III in D minor Suite IV in C minor