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Claudin de Sermisy
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Claudin de Sermisy (c. 1490 – October 13, 1562) was a French composer of the Renaissance. Along with Clément Janequin he was one of the most renowned composers of French chansons in the early 16th century; in addition he was a significant composer of sacred music. His music was both influential on, and influenced by, contemporary Italian styles. Sermisy was most likely born either in Picardy, Burgundy, or Île-de-France, based on the similarity of his surname to place names there. Sometime in his early life he may have studied with Josquin Desprez, if Pierre Ronsard is to be believed, but many musicologists consider the claim unreliable; at any rate he absorbed some of the older composer's musical ideas either early, or later, as he became acquainted with his music. Josquin was possibly at the French court between 1501 and about 1503, though this has never been definitely established, so a master-pupil relationship would have been possible then; Sermisy's whereabouts before 1508 are not known, but presence at the Royal Chapel was certainly possible. In 1508 the young Sermisy was appointed as a singer in the Royal Chapel of Louis XII, where he was also a cleric. His birthdate is inferred from the date he joined the royal chapel; 18 was about the right age for such an appointment. In 1515 he went to Italy with Francis I, and in 1520 he was part of the musical festivities arranged by Francis I and Henry VIII of England at the Field of the Cloth of Gold, directed by Jean Mouton,
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Tant que vivrai
5,7912Venez, regrets
3,3923La la, maistre Pierre
2,8774Tant que vivray
1,4485Joyssance vous donneray - Arr. for Guitar
6946J'attends secours - Arr. for Guitar
6317Languir me fais - Arr. for Guitar
6138Vous perdez temps de me dire mal d'elle - Arr. for Guitar
5879Las! Je me plains - Arr. for Guitar
58010O combien est malheureulx - Arr. for Guitar
579albums
Claudin de Sermisy: Joyssance vous donneray (Renaissance Series, Arr. for Guitar)
Art & Music: Bruegel - Music Of His Time
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Love Story
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French Chansons (The Scholars of London)
Francesco da Milano: Il divino
Fricassée Parisienne
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Lute Recital: Sayce, Lynda - Dall'Aquila, M. / Dalza, J.A. / Milano, P.P. Da / Casteliono, G. (Travels With My Lute - Italy, Germany, France, England)
Les Cris De Paris - Chansons De Janequin & Sermisy
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Anne Boleyn's Songbook: Music & Passions of a Tudor Queen
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Sermisy: Lamentations
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Music In Western Civilization
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