Jean Courtois ( fl. 1530–1545) was a composer of the Franco-Flemish School of the generation after Josquin des Prez. He was maitre de chapelle to the Archbishop of Cambrai in present-day France. His motet Venite populi terrae was written to celebrate Emperor Charles V and was performed in the Cathedral; the Emperor would have heard it in 1539 on his march to suppress the Revolt of Ghent. [1] [2] He wrote around 20 chansons, 15 motets, and 2 masses. [3] Courtois’ work exhibits the varied imitative procedures and shifting textural treatment which typify the Franco-Netherlandish motet style. The chansons, for 4 voices, are in the "Parisian" style of the day; the works for 5 or 6 voices are in the more contrapuntal "Netherlandish" style.
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References
- ^ Johnson, Keith. "Jean Courtois Biography". artistdirect.com. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ Hamilton, Mary Catherine (1900). . A Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Vol. 1.13. p. 411.
- ^ The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music, edited by Don Michael Randel ( Belknap Press, 1996), p. 182.
External links
- Free scores by Jean Courtois (composer) at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- Free scores by Jean Courtois in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)
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Jean Courtois ( fl. 1530–1545) was a composer of the Franco-Flemish School of the generation after Josquin des Prez. He was maitre de chapelle to the Archbishop of Cambrai in present-day France. His motet Venite populi terrae was written to celebrate Emperor Charles V and was performed in the Cathedral; the Emperor would have heard it in 1539 on his march to suppress the Revolt of Ghent. [1] [2] He wrote around 20 chansons, 15 motets, and 2 masses. [3] Courtois’ work exhibits the varied imitative procedures and shifting textural treatment which typify the Franco-Netherlandish motet style. The chansons, for 4 voices, are in the "Parisian" style of the day; the works for 5 or 6 voices are in the more contrapuntal "Netherlandish" style.
See also
References
- ^ Johnson, Keith. "Jean Courtois Biography". artistdirect.com. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ Hamilton, Mary Catherine (1900). . A Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Vol. 1.13. p. 411.
- ^ The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music, edited by Don Michael Randel ( Belknap Press, 1996), p. 182.
External links
- Free scores by Jean Courtois (composer) at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- Free scores by Jean Courtois in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)
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