Nicolas Formé

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Nicolas Formé (born April 26, 1567 in Paris ; † May 27, 1638 ibid) was a French tenor and composer .

Life

His musical and singing talent was noticed early on. He was probably trained at the Notre-Dame de Paris choir school. Formé was therefore accepted into the Sainte-Chapelle in 1587, but had to leave it again after a short time because his lifestyle (drunkenness and the refusal to live together with his confratres, instead he lived with his maitresses in his own house) the Aroused disapproval from those responsible.

Because of his indisputable musical abilities and influential advocates, he was reassigned to the royal chapel in 1592. Here he could consolidate his position. King Louis XIII In 1626 he helped him to return to the Sainte-Chapelle as a canon, where he worked under the protection of the king until his death despite repeated adversities.

Little is known of his compositional work, as he did not take care of the printing during his lifetime. The king took the manuscripts into his personal safekeeping, but after his death most of them were lost. In the few surviving works, Formé also shows something extraordinary as a composer. He pioneered the classical form of the French motet , in which choral movements and solo parts alternate. In the only mass he received , he created a musical style in which he juxtaposed the choir with a group of vocal soloists, similar to the Concerto grosso , which was created later .

Works (selection)

All non-sacred music is lost. In 2003 the “Center de musique baroque de Versailles” published all the works that were still available. Reference: ISMN M-707034-24-8

  • Two-course motets “Ecce tu pulchra es” (Ballard, Paris, 1638) OCLC 904470632
  • "Le Cantique de la Vierge Marie" in the church modes (4 voices) (manuscript) OCLC 661854699
    • Magnificat du 1er mode
    • Magnificat du 2nd mode
    • Magnificat du 3e mode
    • Magnificat du 4e mode
    • Magnificat du 5e mode
    • Magnificat du 6e mode
    • Magnificat du 7e mode
    • Magnificat du 8e mode
  • Missa duobus choris (4 and 5 voices) OCLC 765917757
  • Musica simplex quatuor vocum par bécarre OCLC 765917666
  • Musica simplex quatuor vocum par bémol OCLC 765917652

Recordings

  • Nicolas Formé: Le Vœu de Louis XIII contains among other things: Missa duobus choris (I Kyrie, II Gloria III Credo, IV Sanctus, V Agnus Dei) as well as the motets Ecce pulchra es and Domine salvum fac regem. Recorded by Les Pages et Les Chantres de Versailles under the direction of Olivier Schneebeli . 2 006 published by Alpha Productions

literature

  • Alfred Baumgartner: Early Music: From the beginnings of occidental music to the completion of the Renaissance. Salzburg 1981, ISBN 3-7023-0120-8 .

Web links


Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Denise Launay, James R. Anthony: Formé, Nicolas. In: Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press, accessed January 22, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Formé, Nicolas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French singer, composer and clergyman
DATE OF BIRTH April 26, 1567
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH May 27, 1638
Place of death Paris