 BIOGRAPHYBorn: 1570 in Normandy,Dead: ca. 1619 in Paria
Pierre Guedron rose from relative obscurity in the French provinces to become one of the most renowned and influential composers of the early seventeenth century French court. His Airs de Cour, especially, resonated with the contemporary courtly audience and helped fuel a phenomenal Parisian vogue for the genre. The first documentary evidence of his life comes at the end of his puberty: in 1583, Pierre was known to be singing in the chapel of the Cardinal of Lorraine at Puy d'Evreaux, but his voice had just broken. He apprently continued singing for the Cardinal until that gentleman was assassinated in 1588. Two years later, Guedron transferred to the somewhat more secular and courtly musical chapel of King Henri IV, and he commenced a meteoric rise in the world of the court. Even a bare listing of his successive titles and court posts gives an idea of his climb: maitre des chanteurs de la chambre, compositeur de la chambre du roi, (1601) valet du chambre du roi, maitre des enfants de la musique, (1603) maitre en la musique de la chambre de sa majeste, (1604) and finally, in 1613, surintendent des musiques de la chambre du roi. In 1617, he may have slipped into semi-retirement, by entering the service of the Queen Mother, less exposed to the infighting of court life; he died (presumably wealthy) in 1619 or 1620. While he was alive, his contemporaries praised him for his skills as a performer, teacher, and composer alike; he remained in vogue for a lengthy time after his death. His music betrayed some Italian influences (Caccini, of course, came to court for the wedding of King Henri and Maria de' Medici), such as expressive recitative and some experiments in basso continuo style, but it breathed French elegance to its end. - Timothy Dickey Works of GuedronAir de cour Quel Espoir de gaurir Holà, Caron, nautonier infernal Music for Voices, Lutes & Viols Si tu veux apprendre le pas à danser  ![[Braunschweig+Viola+da+gamba+Consort.jpg]](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JyM4Bnj60fY/Rv0c60mJy4I/AAAAAAAAABU/w4Uty4dPPQc/s1600/Braunschweig%2BViola%2Bda%2Bgamba%2BConsort.jpg) My CollectionGuedron Vocal,VDGB Lute Consorts Les Consert des Consorts Quel espoir de guarir Vincent Dumestre Le Poeme Harmonique Guedron Vocal,VDGB Lute Consorts Les Consert des Consorts Je suis bon garcon Vincent Dumestre Le Poeme Harmonique Guedron Vocal,VDGB Lute Consorts Les Consert des Consorts Complainte: Las! Que ne suis-je nee Vincent Dumestre Le Poeme Harmonique Guedron Vocal,VDGB Lute Consorts Les Consert des Consorts Situ veux apprendre les pas a danser Vincent Dumestre Le Poeme Harmonique Guedron Vocal,VDGB Lute Consorts Les Consert des Consorts Qu'est devenu ce bel oeil Vincent Dumestre Le Poeme Harmonique Guedron Vocal,VDGB Lute Consorts Les Consert des Consorts Passacalle' La Folie Vincent Dumestre Le Poeme Harmonique Guedron Vocal,VDGB Lute Consorts Les Consert des Consorts Dessus la rive de la mer, ya trios belles filles Vincent Dumestre Le Poeme Harmonique Guedron Vocal,VDGB Lute Consorts Les Consert des Consorts Airs joues aux instrumens Vincent Dumestre Le Poeme Harmonique Guedron Vocal,VDGB Lute Consorts Les Consert des Consorts Recit d'Alcine: Noires fureurs Vincent Dumestre Le Poeme Harmonique Guedron Vocal,VDGB Lute Consorts Les Consert des Consorts Cessez mortels de soupirer Vincent Dumestre Le Poeme Harmonique Guedron Vocal,VDGB Lute Consorts Les Consert des Consorts J'aime la dizaine Vincent Dumestre Le Poeme Harmonique Guedron Vocal,VDGB Lute Consorts Les Consert des Consorts A Paris sur petit pont Vincent Dumestre Le Poeme Harmonique Guedron Vocal,VDGB Lute Consorts Les Consert des Consorts Qu'on ne me parle plus d'amour Vincent Dumestre Le Poeme Harmonique Guedron Vocal,VDGB Lute Consorts Les Consert des Consorts Entree de Luths Vincent Dumestre Le Poeme Harmonique My guestBook
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