Mogens Pedersøn

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Mogens Pedersøn (also Mogens Pedersen, Magno Petreo; c. 1583 – January or February 1623) was a Danish instrumentalist and composer. He is considered the most important Danish-born composer before Buxtehude. Early in his career he entered the service of the Danish monarch, Christian IV. In 1599 he was selected to accompany Melchior Borchgrevinck and two other Danish court musicians to study with Giovanni Gabrieli in Venice, returning to Denmark in 1600. After continuing to study with Borchgrevinck, he was appointed an instrumentalist member of the royal chapel in 1603. In 1605 Pedersøn undertook a further longer trip to study with Gabrieli with the support of King Christian, remaining in Venice for four years. During this time he published his first book of madrigals in 1608. These Italian madrigals are polyphonic compositions for five voices in a contemporary late Renaissance style. He resumed his post at the Danish royal chapel in 1609. However, he was one of four court musicians to travel to England between 1611 and 1614. As James I of England was married to Anne of Denmark there was a natural connection between the two courts. It is from an English manuscript copy by Francis Tregian that Pedersøn's second book of madrigals is known. Pedersøn was appointed assistant director of the Danish royal chapel (under Borchgrevinck) in 1618—the first Danish-born musician and composer to reach such a position. In 1620 Pedersøn made a significant contribution to Danish church musi

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Pratum spirituale (Excerpts)

Pedersøn: Madrigals

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Music From The Time Of Christian Iv: Church Music at Court and in Town

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Music At Hamlet's Castle

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Renaissance Choral Masterworks

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The King Of Denmark's Delight

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Madrigaler

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Kom, lad os juble...

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O quam dulcis - Choral Music from the time of Christian IV

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European Tour

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A Renaissance Collection

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Music from the time of Christian IV - Church Music at Court & in Town

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