Jacques Arcadelt (1504 - 1568)
France

Jacques Arcadelt (also Jacob Arcadelt) (1504 or 1505 ? October 14, 1568) was a Franco-Flemish composer of the middle to late Renaissance, principally of madrigals and chansons. Most likely he was born in Liège, and he died in Paris.



Little is known about his early life, but he is known to have been in Rome by 1539, at which time he was made a member of the Julian Chapel. Shortly thereafter he joined the Sistine Chapel, where he was appointed "magister puerorum" (director of the boys choir), and later was promoted to choirmaster. In the same year he published four of his total of six books of madrigals for four voices. Probably around 1553 he moved to France, where he spent the remainder of his life; his numerous chansons date from this and subsequent years. In 1557 he published a book of masses, dedicated to his employer, Charles de Guise, Cardinal of Lorraine (Arcadelt was maître de chapelle, i.e. choirmaster for him).



Arcadelt's style is refined, pure, melodious, and simple, and his music was immensely popular in Italy and France for more than a hundred years; his first book of madrigals was reprinted 58 times between c1538 and 1654, a spectacular print run for the time. An additional hint to his popularity is the frequency with which anonymous compositions were attributed to him. Likely his popularity was due to his gift for capturing the Italian spirit and marrying it with the technical perfection of the Franco-Flemish harmonic and polyphonic style; in addition he wrote catchy tunes which were easy to sing.



His most famous madrigal is the delightful Il bianco e dolce cigno, which is notable for its clear phrasing, exquisite singability, and clever use of repetition. The style represented in this madrigal was influential on the next generation of madrigal composers, including Palestrina.



Arcadelt published a total of 24 motets, 3 books of masses, 126 French chansons, and over 200 madrigals.

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Ave Maria
Jacques Arcadelt

Choral SATB / 1 PDF / MIDI / Intermediate

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By Fs, the 06 Aug 2006

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Il bianco e dolce cigno
Jacques Arcadelt

Choral SATB a cappella / 1 PDF / MIDI / Easy

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Margot Labourez
Jacques Arcadelt

Brass trio / 13 PDF / Intermediate
Arranger : Messerschmidt, Hans Jorgen

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By messerman, the 16 Sep 2017

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Il bianco e dolce cigno cantando more (The white and sweet swan dies singing) (Version for Piano solo, after the original for Voices)
Jacques Arcadelt

Piano solo / 1 PDF / 1 MP3 / Intermediate
Arranger : Zencovich, Antonio

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1539
By anan, the 07 May 2017

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Canzona in D minor
Jacques Arcadelt

Brass trio / 13 PDF / Intermediate
Arranger : Messerschmidt, Hans Jorgen

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By messerman, the 17 Dec 2017

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Canzona Bellezza
Jacques Arcadelt

Brass trio / 13 PDF / Intermediate
Arranger : Messerschmidt, Hans Jorgen

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By messerman, the 15 Nov 2017

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"Je ne Suis Pas si Sot" for String Quintet
Jacques Arcadelt

String Quintet : 2 Violins, 2 Violas, Cello / 1 PDF / 1 MP3 / Intermediate
Arranger : MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL

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By magataganm, the 31 Jul 2015

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Il bianco cigno
Jacques Arcadelt

Brass trio / 13 PDF / Intermediate
Arranger : Messerschmidt, Hans Jorgen

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By messerman, the 12 Jun 2019

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Margot labourez les vignes
Jacques Arcadelt

4 clarinets (quartet) / 1 PDF / MIDI / Intermediate
Arranger : pelucchi, francesca

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By francesca-pelucchi, the 06 Jan 2015