Louis Bourgeois (1510 - 1560)
France

France
Loys "Louis" Bourgeois (c. 1510 to 1560) was a French composer and music theorist of the Renaissance. He is most famous as one of the main compilers of Calvinist hymn tunes in the middle of the 16th century. One of the most famous melodies in all of Christendom, the Protestant doxology known as the Old 100th, is commonly attributed to him.

Life
Next to nothing is known about his early life. His first publication, some secular chansons, dates from 1539 in Lyon. By 1545 he had gone to Geneva (according to civic records) and become a music teacher there. In 1547 he was granted citizenship in Geneva, and in that same year he also published his first four-voice psalms.

In 1549 and 1550 he worked on a collections of psalm-tunes, most of which were translated by Clement Marot and Théodore de Bèze. The extent to which he was composer, arranger or compiler was not certain, until a long-lost copy of the Genevan Psalter of 1551 came to the library of the Rutgers University. In an Avertissement (note) to the reader Bourgeois specifies exactly what his predecessors had done, what he had changed and which were his own contributions. He is one of the three main composers of the hymn tunes to the Genevan Psalter.

Unfortunately, he fell foul of local musical authorities and was sent to prison on December 3, 1551 for changing the tunes for some well-known psalms 'without a license.' He was released on the personal intervention of John Calvin, but the controversy continued: those who had already learned the tunes had no desire to learn new versions, and the town council ordered the burning of Bourgeois's instructions to the singers, claiming they were confusing. Shortly after this incident, Bourgeois left Geneva never to return: he settled in Lyon, his Geneva employment was terminated, and his wife tardily followed him to Lyon.

While in Lyon, Bourgeois wrote a fierce piece of invective against the publishers of Geneva. By 1560 he had moved to Paris. Curiously, his daughter was baptized as a Catholic, and also in 1560 a Parisian publisher produced a volume of secular chansons by the composer?a form he had condemned as 'dissolute' during his Geneva years. This was his last publication during his lifetime.

No records of his life survive after 1560. Even though, most hymnals print his date of death as 1561.

Music and influence
Louis Bourgeois is the one most responsible for the tunes in the Genevan Psalter, the source for the hymns of both the Reformed Church in England and the Pilgrims in America. In the original versions by Bourgeois, the music is monophonic, in accordance with the dictates of John Calvin, who disapproved not only of counterpoint but of any multiple parts; Bourgeois though did also provide four-part harmonizations, but they were reserved for singing and playing at home. Many of the four-part settings are syllabic and chordal, a style which has survived in many Protestant church services to the present day.

Of the tunes in the Genevan Psalter, some are reminiscent of secular chansons, others are directly borrowed from the Strasbourg Psalter; The remainder were composed by successively Guillaume Franc, Louis Bourgeois and Pierre Davantès. By far the most famous of Bourgeois' compositions is the tune known as the Old 100th.
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Hymnes et Cantiques N°012 ( chorale )
Bourgeois, Louis
Piano et Voix
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Hymnes et Cantiques N°035 ( chorale )
Bourgeois, Louis
Piano et Voix
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Hymnes et Cantiques N°182 ( chorale )
Bourgeois, Louis
Piano et Voix
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Hymnes et Cantiques N°183 ( chorale )
Bourgeois, Louis
Piano et Voix
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Ajouté le 10 Jun 2011

Hymnes et Cantiques N°200 ( chorale )
Bourgeois, Louis
Piano et Voix
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All People that on Earth do Dwell (Old Hundredth)
Bourgeois, Louis
Choeur 4 voix
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Détails Détails	Louis Bourgeois: All People That On Earth Do Dwell (Hymn) Satb/Organ Chorale SATB SATB, Orgue Music Sales SATB Choir and Organ SKU: HL.14004921 Composed by Louis Bourgeois. Music ...(+) SATB Choir and Organ SKU: HL.14004921 Composed by Louis Bourgeois. Music Sales America. Classical. Choral Score. Music Sales #NOV440538. Published by Music Sales (HL.14004921). $3.95 - Voir plus => Acheter Délais: 2 to 3 weeks Articles Similaires

Détails	Thanksgiving Celebration - SATB Chorale SATB SATB, Piano Jackman Music Corporation SATB chorus and piano - medium SKU: JK.01734 Composed by George Job Elvey...(+) SATB chorus and piano - medium SKU: JK.01734 Composed by George Job Elvey, John Hatton, and Louis Bourgeois. Arranged by Brent Jorgensen. Choral SATB, Difficulty Medium, Piano Choir, Seasonal Music Thanksgiving, Special Events Conference (Ward, God the Father, Jesus Christ - Savior, Prayer, Thanksgiving. Christian, Inspirational. Duration 5:25. Jackman Music Corporation #01734. Published by Jackman Music Corporation (JK.01734). Psalm 92:1, 1 Thessalonians 5:18. Thanksgiv ing medley for mixed chorus (SATB) and piano, including text and melodies from Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow, Come Ye Thankful People, All That Dwell below the Skies and finishing with Prayer of Thanksgiving. Composer : Louis Bourgeois, George J. Elvey, John Hatton Arranger: Brent Jorgensen Lyricist: Thomas Kern, Henry Alford, Isaac Watts, Jan Pinborough Difficulty: medium Performance time: 5:25 Reference: Psalm 92:1, 1 Thessalonians 5:18. $1.70 - Voir plus => Acheter Délais: 1 to 2 weeks Articles Similaires

Détails	Comfort, Comfort Ye, My People GIA Publications By Louis Bourgeois. Edited by Anne Heider. Arranged by Claude; Lejeune Goudimel....(+) By Louis Bourgeois. Edited by Anne Heider. Arranged by Claude; Lejeune Goudimel. Ars Antiqua Choralis Series Sacred. Published by GIA Publications. ~~$2.50~~ $2.375 (- 5%) Voir plus => Acheter Délais: 1 to 2 weeks Articles Similaires

Détails Détails	New Songs of Celebration Render Chorale SATB SATB Fred Bock Music Company By Louis Bourgeois, Erik Routley. Arranged by Gregory Norton. (SATB). H.T. Fitz...(+) By Louis Bourgeois, Erik Routley. Arranged by Gregory Norton. (SATB). H.T. Fitzsimons Co. Sacred. 12 pages. Published by Fred Bock Music Company. ~~$1.60~~ $1.52 (- 5%) Voir plus => Acheter Délais: 24 hours - In Stock Articles Similaires

Détails Détails	Sing, Sing a New Song to the Lord - Full Score and parts Chorale SATB SATB, Clavier GIA Publications SATB choir, keyboard accompaniment, trumpet 1 in B-flat, trumpet 1 in C, trumpet...(+) SATB choir, keyboard accompaniment, trumpet 1 in B-flat, trumpet 1 in C, trumpet 2 in B-flat, trumpet 2 in C, horn in F, trombone SKU: GI.G-7977INST Composed by Louis Bourgeois. Arranged by David Cherwien. Tune Name: Rendez À Dieu. Sacred. Full score and parts. 20 pages. GIA Publications #7977INST. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-7977INST). English. Text Source: Psalm 98, adapt. Dewey Westra, 1931, rev. for Psalter Hymnal, 1987. $30.00 - Voir plus => Acheter Délais: 1 to 2 weeks Articles Similaires

Détails Détails	All People That on Earth Do Dwell / Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow Chorale 3 parties SAB, Piano - Facile GIA Publications SAB choir, assembly, piano accompaniment, violin, cello, guitar - Early intermed...(+) SAB choir, assembly, piano accompaniment, violin, cello, guitar - Early intermediate SKU: GI.G-9902 Composed by Louis Bourgeois. Arranged by Tony Alonso S.J. Trinity Sunday. Celebration Series. Tune Name: Old Hundredth. Sacred. Octavo. With guitar chord names. 8 pages. GIA Publications #9902. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-9902). UPC: 785147990208. English. Text Source: Based on Psalm 100, William Kethe, d. ca. 1593, Doxology: Thomas Ken, 1637-1711. Text by William Kethe. Scripture: Psalm 100. $2.40 - Voir plus => Acheter Délais: 1 to 2 weeks Articles Similaires

Détails Détails	Song of Simeon (Le cantique de Simeon) Chorale SATB SATB, Piano [Reduction] - Facile GIA Publications By Louis Bourgeois. Edited by John E. And John D. Witvliet Hamersma. Arranged by...(+) By Louis Bourgeois. Edited by John E. And John D. Witvliet Hamersma. Arranged by Claude Goudimel. For Voices: SATB. Piano reduction. English text only. Calvin Institute of Christian Worship Music Series Sacred. Level: easy. 5 pages. Published by GIA Publications. ~~$1.30~~ $1.235 (- 5%) Voir plus => Acheter Délais: 1 to 2 weeks Articles Similaires

Détails	A Time of Thanksgiving - medley Chorale SATB SATB [Octavo] - Intermédiaire Jackman Music Corporation By Spanish melody, Evan Stephens, George J. Elvey, Louis Bourgeois. Arranged by ...(+) By Spanish melody, Evan Stephens, George J. Elvey, Louis Bourgeois. Arranged by Reid Nibley. For SATB Choir. Thanksgiving. Medium. Duration 4:00 ~~$1.40~~ $1.33 (- 5%) Voir plus => Acheter Délais: 1 to 2 weeks Articles Similaires

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