Claudin De Sermisy (1490 - 1562)
France

France
Claudin de Sermisy (c. 1490 ? October 13, 1562) was a French composer of the Renaissance. Along with Clément Janequin he was one of the most renowned composers of French chansons in the early 16th century; in addition he was a significant composer of sacred music. His music was both influential on, and influenced by, contemporary Italian styles.

Sermisy was most likely born either in Picardy, Burgundy, or Île-de-France, based on the similarity of his surname to place names there.[1] Sometime in his early life he may have studied with Josquin des Prez, if Pierre Ronsard is to be believed, but many musicologists consider the claim unreliable; at any rate he absorbed some of the older composer's musical ideas either early, or later, as he became acquainted with his music. Josquin was possibly at the French court between 1501 and about 1503, though this has never been definitely established, so a master-pupil relationship would have been possible then; Sermisy's whereabouts before 1508 are not known, but presence at the Royal Chapel was certainly possible.

In 1508 the young Sermisy was appointed as a singer in the Royal Chapel of Louis XII, where he was also a cleric.[2] His birthdate is inferred from the date he joined the royal chapel; 18 was about the right age for such an appointment. In 1515 he went to Italy with Francis I, and in 1520 he was part of the musical festivities arranged by Francis I and Henry VIII of England at the Field of the Cloth of Gold, directed by Jean Mouton, where he was almost certainly a singer.[2] He may have been a composer of some of the music there as well. In 1532 he also participated in the similar meeting between the kings at Boulogne, for which he wrote a ceremonial motet.

For a while in the early 1520s Sermisy was a canon at Notre-Dame-de-la-Rotonde in Rouen, but he left there in 1524 to take a similar position in Amiens. By 1532 he was music director of the Royal Chapel, still under Francis I, who reigned until 1547. At this post he was expected to teach and care for the boys of the choir, as well as find talented singers to recruit. In 1533, in addition to his post at the Royal Chapel, he became a canon of the Sainte-Chapelle, which would have required him to live in Paris. He acquired a large house there, large enough to shelter refugees from the church in St Quentin when the Spanish sacked their city in 1559. In 1554 he also was given a prebend at Ste Catherine in Troyes. Few biographical details are available about his last years, but he seems to have been active as a composer up to the end of his life based on publication dates of works. He was buried in the Sainte-Chapelle. (Hide extended text) ... (Read all)
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Au joli bois
De Sermisy, Claudin
Choral SATB a cappella
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Adaptator : Dewagtere, Bernard

Added the 08 Sep 2011

Tant que vivray
De Sermisy, Claudin
Choral SATB a cappella
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Added the 08 Sep 2011

"Tant Que Vivray" for Clarinet Quartet
De Sermisy, Claudin
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Adaptator : MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL

Added the 12 Mar 2013

Jouissance vous donnerai
De Sermisy, Claudin
Recorder SATB
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Adaptator : Lesaint, Pascal

Added the 24 Nov 2017

Tant que vivray (ed. 1530) - Organ transcription (from: Vingt et cinq chansons musicales reduictes en la tabulature. Ed. Attaignant (1530))
De Sermisy, Claudin
Keyboard (piano, harpsichord or organ)
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Adaptator : MACHELLA, MAURIZIO

Added the 07 Aug 2019

Tant que vivray (ed. 1529) - Organ transcription (Source: Tr�s br�ve et famil�re introduction Dix huit basses dances Ed. Attaignant (1529))
De Sermisy, Claudin
Keyboard (piano, harpsichord or organ)
1 PDF / 1 MP3 / Easy
Adaptator : MACHELLA, MAURIZIO

Added the 07 Aug 2019

"Au joli bois" for Double Reed Quartet
De Sermisy, Claudin
Double-Reed Quartet
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Adaptator : MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL

Added the 18 Nov 2019

Quia fecit
De Sermisy, Claudin
2 Recorders (duet)
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Adaptator : Blanchet, Rémi

Added the 21 Apr 2022

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