Composer. A leading French musician of the Renaissance, best known for his motets. According to most sources Mouton was born near Haut-Wignes, France, and studied music and theology at the Church of Notre Dame in Nesle, becoming master of the chapel there in 1583. This was followed by tenures as choirmaster at Amiens Cathedral and the Church of St. Andre in Grenoble. From 1502 Mouton was official court composer to Kings Louis XII and Francois I, providing secular as well as sacred music for royal functions. In this capacity he was introduced to Pope Leo X, an admirer who awarded him the honorary title of apostolic notary, and he likely performed for Henry VIII during the English monarch's meeting with Francois at the Field of the Cloth of Gold (1520). Around 1519 he was named canon at St. Quentin, where he died and was buried. Mouton's fame was widespread throughout the 16th Century. His status as France's royal composer assured the publication of most of his works, so that by 1520 a noted Swiss musicologist could remark, "Everyone has copies of his music". The bulk of it consists of over 100 motets, 15 Masses and two dozen songs for multiple voices. His later style reflected his study of Italian scores though he had always aimed for a meditative, less complex sound. Mouton's influence was greatly extended through his pupil, Adrian Willaert, one of the founders of the Venetian School. He was also the probable editor of the Medici Codex (1518), an important manuscript collection of contemporary music.
Composer. A leading French musician of the Renaissance, best known for his motets. According to most sources Mouton was born near Haut-Wignes, France, and studied music and theology at the Church of Notre Dame in Nesle, becoming master of the chapel there in 1583. This was followed by tenures as choirmaster at Amiens Cathedral and the Church of St. Andre in Grenoble. From 1502 Mouton was official court composer to Kings Louis XII and Francois I, providing secular as well as sacred music for royal functions. In this capacity he was introduced to Pope Leo X, an admirer who awarded him the honorary title of apostolic notary, and he likely performed for Henry VIII during the English monarch's meeting with Francois at the Field of the Cloth of Gold (1520). Around 1519 he was named canon at St. Quentin, where he died and was buried. Mouton's fame was widespread throughout the 16th Century. His status as France's royal composer assured the publication of most of his works, so that by 1520 a noted Swiss musicologist could remark, "Everyone has copies of his music". The bulk of it consists of over 100 motets, 15 Masses and two dozen songs for multiple voices. His later style reflected his study of Italian scores though he had always aimed for a meditative, less complex sound. Mouton's influence was greatly extended through his pupil, Adrian Willaert, one of the founders of the Venetian School. He was also the probable editor of the Medici Codex (1518), an important manuscript collection of contemporary music.
Bio by: Bobb Edwards
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CI GIST MAISTRE JEAN DE HOLLINGUE, DIT MOUTON,
EN SON VIVANT CHANTRE DU ROY
CHANOINE DE THEROUANNE ET DE CETTE EGLISE
QUI TRESPASSA LE PENULTIEME JOUR D'OCTOBRE MDXXII
PRIEZ DIEU POUR SON AME
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