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Eustache Du Caurroy

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366: 131:. Many of Du Caurroy's chansons written in this style were not published until 1609, long after the disbanding of the Académie, and they contrast significantly with his otherwise more conservative musical output. According to Du Caurroy, he was initially hostile to writing in the style, but was so moved by a performance of a composition of Le Jeune's, a 146:, who provided the best available summation of the contrapuntal practice in the 16th century. His contrapuntal interest is best shown in his sacred music, of which the largest collection is the two volumes of motets, 53 in all, entitled 217:
for three to six instruments. The collection of 42 such pieces, published posthumously in 1610, is considered to be a strong influence on the next generation of French keyboard players, especially
60:. He probably entered royal service around 1569, and in 1575 is first mentioned in documents from the royal court, when he won a song competition: he was to win two more, in 1576 and 1583, for a 72:, a post which he held until 1595, at which time he was appointed to be official composer of the royal chamber; in 1599 he also acquired the post of composer at the royal chapel. 111: 262:
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Du Caurroy also used the musique mesurée technique in his sacred compositions, including seven psalm settings, published in his
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Du Caurroy accumulated wealth and honours in the first decade of the 17th century, including benefices and a large estate in
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for the funerals of French kings for the next several centuries. It is a long composition containing the
266: 30:. He was a prominent composer of both secular and sacred music at the end of the Renaissance, including 356: 49: 79:. In his late years he also held the post of canon at several churches, including Sainte-Croix in 124: 370: 406: 401: 198: 166: 8: 222: 158: 92: 105: 32: 283: 253: 239: 27: 214: 143: 270: 120: 23: 218: 193: 37: 380: 275: 142:, and was widely read in the theoretical work of the time, including that of 186:(Paris, posthumously, 1610): one is in Latin, one of the few examples of a 139: 307: 80: 175: 116: 115:) in long and short syllables, to long and short note values, in a 57: 53: 213:
Du Caurroy also wrote instrumental music, including contrapuntal
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sung by a hundred voices, that he wanted to attempt it himself.
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responsory, the chant for which is similar to the famous
354: 103:Du Caurroy was a late practitioner of the style of 22:(baptised February 4, 1549 – August 7, 1609) was a 228: 378: 210:, outranking even the renowned Claude Le Jeune. 109:, the musical method of setting French verse ( 282:. New York, W.W. Norton & Co., 1954. 236:Eustache du Caurroy. Preces ecclesiasticae 52:, writing in 1780, Du Caurroy was born in 339:International Music Score Library Project 190:setting in a language other than French. 250:Eustache du Caurroy, Missa pro Defunctis 308:"HOASM: (François) Eustache Du Caurroy" 138:Du Caurroy was primarily interested in 379: 98: 202:contains a setting by Du Caurroy of 157:, first performed at the funeral of 13: 345:Free scores by Eustache Du Caurroy 335:Free scores by Eustache Du Caurroy 14: 418: 328: 70:sous-maître de la chapelle royale 397:French composers of sacred music 364: 129:Académie de musique et de poésie 387:French male classical composers 300: 229:References and further reading 1: 293: 392:French Renaissance composers 349:Choral Public Domain Library 252:, Brepols Publishers, 2003, 238:, Brepols Publishers, 1999, 20:François-Eustache du Caurroy 7: 16:French composer (1549–1609) 10: 423: 165:mass which was played at 119:texture, as pioneered by 50:Jean-Benjamin de La Borde 280:Music in the Renaissance 68:respectively. He became 123:under the influence of 87:, as well as others in 43: 264:(subscription access) 221:, the founder of the 148:Preces ecclesiasticae 83:, Sainte-Chapelle in 26:composer of the late 199:Harmonie universelle 125:Jean-Antoine de Baïf 56:and was baptised in 248:M.-A. Colin (éd.), 234:M.-A. Colin (éd.), 223:French organ school 155:Missa pro defunctis 99:Music and influence 269:2008-05-16 at the 159:Henry IV of France 93:Saint-Cyr-en-Bourg 258:978-2-503-51492-5 244:978-2-252-03280-0 414: 369: 368: 367: 360: 322: 321: 319: 318: 304: 144:Gioseffe Zarlino 422: 421: 417: 416: 415: 413: 412: 411: 377: 376: 375: 371:Classical music 365: 363: 355: 331: 326: 325: 316: 314: 306: 305: 301: 296: 271:Wayback Machine 231: 208:musique mesurée 188:musique mesurée 121:Claude Le Jeune 106:musique mesurée 101: 46: 33:musique mesurée 17: 12: 11: 5: 420: 410: 409: 404: 399: 394: 389: 374: 373: 353: 352: 342: 330: 329:External links 327: 324: 323: 298: 297: 295: 292: 291: 290: 273: 260: 246: 230: 227: 219:Jean Titelouze 194:Marin Mersenne 133:pseaume mesuré 100: 97: 45: 42: 38:Jean Titelouze 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 419: 408: 405: 403: 400: 398: 395: 393: 390: 388: 385: 384: 382: 372: 362: 361: 358: 350: 346: 343: 340: 336: 333: 332: 313: 312:www.hoasm.org 309: 303: 299: 289: 288:0-393-09530-4 285: 281: 277: 276:Gustave Reese 274: 272: 268: 265: 261: 259: 255: 251: 247: 245: 241: 237: 233: 232: 226: 224: 220: 216: 211: 209: 205: 201: 200: 195: 191: 189: 185: 180: 178: 177: 172: 168: 164: 160: 156: 151: 149: 145: 141: 136: 134: 130: 126: 122: 118: 114: 113: 108: 107: 96: 94: 90: 86: 82: 78: 73: 71: 67: 63: 59: 55: 51: 48:According to 41: 39: 35: 34: 29: 25: 21: 351:(ChoralWiki) 315:. Retrieved 311: 302: 279: 249: 235: 212: 207: 203: 197: 192: 187: 183: 181: 174: 170: 154: 152: 147: 140:counterpoint 137: 132: 112:vers mesurés 110: 104: 102: 74: 69: 47: 31: 19: 18: 407:1609 deaths 402:1549 births 28:Renaissance 381:Categories 317:2020-08-12 294:References 161:, was the 117:homophonic 215:fantasies 184:Meslanges 176:Dies irae 171:Libera me 167:St. Denis 267:Archived 204:Pie Jesu 127:and his 58:Beauvais 54:Gerberoy 347:in the 341:(IMSLP) 337:at the 163:requiem 81:Orléans 77:Picardy 66:chanson 357:Portal 286:  256:  242:  64:and a 24:French 89:Passy 85:Dijon 62:motet 284:ISBN 254:ISBN 240:ISBN 153:His 91:and 44:Life 196:'s 383:: 310:. 278:, 225:. 179:. 95:. 40:. 359:: 320:.

Index

French
Renaissance
musique mesurée
Jean Titelouze
Jean-Benjamin de La Borde
Gerberoy
Beauvais
motet
chanson
Picardy
Orléans
Dijon
Passy
Saint-Cyr-en-Bourg
musique mesurée
vers mesurés
homophonic
Claude Le Jeune
Jean-Antoine de Baïf
Académie de musique et de poésie
counterpoint
Gioseffe Zarlino
Henry IV of France
requiem
St. Denis
Dies irae
Marin Mersenne
Harmonie universelle
fantasies
Jean Titelouze

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