Eustache Picot
Eustache Picot (* around 1575 in the Archdiocese of Evreux ; † June 26, 1651 in Paris ) was a French clergyman as well as a musician and composer of the Baroque era.
life and work
Picot worked as "clerc de maîtrise" (assistant to the master) at Evreux Cathedral . In 1592 he became a member of the “puy de musique” of Evreux. From 1601 to 1604 he worked as "maître de musique" (master of music) at the cathedral of Rouen . In 1620 Picot was appointed canon at the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris and then canon at St. Hilaire in Poitiers . From 1626 he was abbot of the Cercamp monastery in Artois, 1627 of the Chalivoy monastery in the diocese of Bourges and from 1639 of St. Bertault de Chaumont in the diocese of Reims .
In 1638 he received the post of composer of the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris, which had become vacant due to the death of his predecessor Nicolas Formé . In 1641/1642 he established the custom of an Easter procession there, during which only chants composed by him were to be sung. This custom was lived until the revolution . In 1650 he established a similar custom in Evreux. According to Picot's will, all of his compositions should be passed on to his successor at the Sainte Chapelle Eustache Benault . However, these compositions have not come down to us.
swell
- SL / Denise Launay: Picot, Eustache. In: MGG Online (subscription required).
Web links
- Literature by and about Eustache Picot in the WorldCat bibliographic database
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Picot, Eustache |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French clergyman, musician and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1575 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Diocese of Evreux |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 26, 1651 |
| Place of death | Paris |