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Pierre Cerveau
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Pierre Cerveau was a French composer, born in Anjou and active during the last quarter of the 16th century. The name Cerveau first appeared in 1573, as a "passing cantor" in the church's capitularies archives of the Cathedral Sainte-Croix d’Orléans. Later, the dedication to Charles Miron, the bishop of Angers, of his "Airs" published in 1599 suggests that he could have been in the service of this prelate at that time. He was quoted in Troyes around 1604, at the time when he was working on putting Lorenza Strozzi's Latin hymns to music at the request of René Breslay, Archdeacon of Angers. (lost works). This last mention suggests that Cerveau remained faithful to the Angevine province throughout his life. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.