Philippe de Monte

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Philippe de Monte (1521 – July 4, 1603), sometimes known as Philippus de Monte, was a Flemish composer of the late Renaissance. He was a member of the 3rd generation madrigalists and wrote more madrigals than any other composer of the time. Sources cite him as being "the best composer in the entire country, particularly in the new manner and musica reservata." Others compare his collections of music with that of other influential composers, such as Lassus. Philippe de Monte was born in Mechelen. After boyhood musical training in St. Rumbolds Cathedral in Mechelen, where he was a choirboy, Monte went to Italy — a common destination for a young Flemish composer in the sixteenth century — where he made a name for himself as a composer, singer, and teacher. He lived and worked in Naples for a while, and in Rome, in the employ of Cardinal Orsini, although he was in England for a brief period, 1554-1555, during the reign of Queen Mary I, while she was married to King Philip II of Spain. Monte reported that he disliked working in Philips's choir since all the other members were Spaniards. "Though Monte was not likely to have been a supporter of the Reformation, he took part in a variety of intellectual exchanges on sensitive topics, some of which involved Italian academics." Some of Monte's accomplishments include singing for the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Fernando de'Medici, and in 1568 Monte was appointed as successor to Jacobus Vaet as Kapellmeister to the chapel of Maximilian I

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Te Deum laudamus: Music on the Freiberg Cathedral Angel Instruments from 1594

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The Word Unspoken: Sacred Music by William Byrd and Philippe de Monte

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Philippus de Monte: Motets, Madrigaux & Chansons

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Musik am Prager Hof Kaiser Rudolfs II

Byrd: Infelix ego, Mass for 5 Voices & Motets

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Missa si ambulavero: Sanctus & Agnus Dei (à 6)

Philippe De Monte: Madrigals and Chansons

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Renaissance & Baroque Music

Palestrina, G.P.: Organ Music

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Philippus de Monte: Madrigali spirituali

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Il Trionfo di Dori

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