Clement Janequin
Clément Janequin (* around 1485 in Châtellerault ; † 1558 in Paris ) was a French composer of the Renaissance .
Nothing is known of Janequin's youth. From 1505 he was a clergyman in Bordeaux in the service of the humanist Lancelot du Fau and in 1534 became conductor of the Angers Cathedral . Finally he entered the service of the Duke of Guise in Paris in 1549 . From 1555 he was a member of Henry II's royal court orchestra .
His approximately 400 chansons , of which a number of prints were published during his lifetime, made him widely famous. Many composers of the following generations used his works as the basis for their own work. With the chanson La guerre Janequin also set the battle of Marignano , in which the confederates were defeated by the French-Venetian army under Francis I in 1515 . The piece is best known for its vocal implementation of battle noises such as horn signals, attack calls and the noise of weapons. Despite his success, Janequin suffered from poverty because he probably never had a permanent job.
Janequin's works were forgotten during the 17th and 18th centuries, but were rediscovered at the end of the 19th century.
Web links
- Biography and catalog raisonné (French)
- Sheet music and audio files by Clément Janequin in the International Music Score Library Project
literature
- Music in the past and present , person part, volume 3
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Janequin, Clement |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1485 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Châtellerault |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1558 |
| Place of death | Paris |