Antoine Barbé

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Antoine Barbé (* around 1505 in Flanders ; † December 2, 1564 in Antwerp ) was a Franco-Flemish composer , bandmaster and cleric of the Renaissance .

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Music historical research has not yet found any information about the date of birth, the place of birth and the early period of Antoine Barbé. What is certain is that he comes from the Flemish part of today's Belgium and is considered the progenitor of a family of musicians in Antwerp; According to the research of the musicologist JA Stellfeld, a detailed family tree was published in 1942.

According to the files of the Antwerp Cathedral , Barbé held the position of Kapellmeister there for 35 years, from 1527 to 1562; Gerardus van Turnhout followed him . Barbé was married and had three sons: the eldest son Johann became a priest († 1573), the second son Antoine took up the music profession and became known as an organist and composer († February 10, 1604). In addition, Karl is named as the third son. Antoine Barbé's sister married Séverin Cornet , who later also became conductor at the Antwerp Cathedral. After the death of his wife, Barbé accepted the profession of priest. It is reported that in the same year 1548 as his eldest son, he read the first mass .

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Only a few works by Barbé have survived, but these represent almost all known musical genres. His mass “Vecy la danse de Barbarie”, which was written on the basis of the chanson of the same name by Bertrandus Vaqueras (around 1450 - 1507), was published in the Canti B collection of the Italian publisher Ottaviano dei Petrucci . The title of the mass is probably an allusion to the name of the author. The composition reveals an accomplished counterpoint and is written in an imitative style. The small number of topics, often accompanied by counter-topics, creates a certain monotony; because the composer prefers the constructive and melodic, the harmonies often remain empty. His four-part canon “On doibt bien aymer”, which is derived from a single voice, has to be notated in many downward modulations for its resolution ; it is therefore an example of the musica reservata .

Works

  • Motet “Inter spinas flos fuisti” for two voices
  • Motet “Summi regis sponsa digna” for two voices
  • Chanson “Ha je ne lose dire” with five voices
  • Chanson “Jay bien cause d'avoir melancolie” with five voices
  • Chanson "Alligies moy doulce plaisante brunette" with six (?) Voices (authorship uncertain)
  • Canon “On doibt bien aymer le bon vin” to four voices
  • Motet “Qui sunt isti qui ut nubes” with four voices
  • Chanson “Ung capitaine de Pillars” with four voices
  • Missa “Vecy la danse de Barbarie” with four voices
  • Chanson “Och hoort toch ons operated” with four voices

Web links

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  1. ↑ The Music in Past and Present (MGG), Person Part Volume 2, Bärenreiter and Metzler, Kassel and Basel 1999, ISBN 3-7618-1112-8
  2. ↑ Marc Honegger, Günther Massenkeil (ed.): The great lexicon of music. Volume 1: A - Byzantine chant. Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau a. a. 1978, ISBN 3-451-18051-0 .
personal data
SURNAME Barbé, Antoine
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Barbé, Anton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Franco-Flemish composer, bandmaster and cleric of the Renaissance
DATE OF BIRTH around 1505
PLACE OF BIRTH Flanders
DATE OF DEATH December 2, 1564
Place of death Antwerp