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Antoine de Bertrand
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Antoine de Bertrand (also Anthoine) (1530/1540 – probably 1581) was a French composer of the Renaissance. Early in his life he was a prolific composer of secular chansons, and late in his life he wrote hymns and canticles, under the influence of the Jesuits. He was murdered by Protestants during the French Wars of Religion. Details of his life are relatively scanty for an otherwise prominent composer of the period, probably because he never held a salaried position as a musician at an establishment whose records have survived. He was born at Fontanges, in Auvergne, and from about 1560 he lived in Toulouse. Details of his death are not known, but that he was martyred for his Jesuit-inspired songs by Protestants is attested by several writers of the time. According to Michel Coyssard, writing in 1608, he was traveling between Toulouse and one of the farms he managed when he was attacked and killed. Bertrand published three large books of chansons between 1576 and 1578, and, two years later, two books of sacred music (a third was published posthumously, in 1582). A total of 83 chansons and one Italian madrigal have survived of his secular music, and one chanson spirituelle, in French, 10 hymns in Latin, 14 canticles, and three Latin motets, of his sacred music (Dobbins 2005). Most of his music is for four unaccompanied voices. He wrote in the preface to his first book of chansons (1576) that he intended to publish five or six books in total, including many pieces which he wrot
top songs
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De nuit, le bien
772Dans le serain de sa jumelle flamme
163"Certes mon oeil fut trop aventureux"
114Amours de Marie, 2ème livre des Amours de Ronsard: Je suis tellement amoureux
115Amours de Cassandre, 1er livre des Amours de Pierre de Ronsard: Avecques moy pleurer
106Ce ris plus dous que l'œuvre d'un abeille
97Nature ornant la dame
98Ha Seigneur Dieu, Que De Graces Écloses
99Amours de Marie, 2ème livre des Amours de Ronsard: Quand ma maistresse au monde print naissance
810Amours de Marie, 2ème livre des Amours de Ronsard: Vous ne le voulez pas ?
7albums
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French Chansons
Antoine de Bertrand : Les amours de Ronsard
Musique vocale et instrumentale de la Renaissance (Vocal and Instrumental Music of the Renaissance)
Les amours de Ronsard
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Amours de Ronsard
Anthoine de Bertrand: Amours de Ronsard, Livre I: Amours de Cassandre (exc.)
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A. de Bertrand, Les Amours de Ronsard (Cd 1)
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A. de Bertrand, Les Amours de Ronsard (Cd 2)
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France - Secular music of the 16th century
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French Chansons (The Scholars of London)
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Madrigals Spring '10
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Ensemble Clément Janequin - Dominique Visse