Jean Titelouze

Aliases: Jehan Titelouze; Ioane Titelouze

Life

Born: c. 1563 at Saint-Omer

Died: 24 October 1633 aged "around 70" at Rouen

Titelouze is the outstanding organ composer of his time, the author of alternatim hymns and magnificats. Several masses for 4 & 6vv. printed by Ballard were rediscovered in 2016.

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List of choral works

 
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Publications

• Hymnes de l'église pour toucher sur l'orgue, avec les fugues et recherches sur leur plain-chant. 1623
• Le Magnificat, ou cantique de la Vierge, pour toucher sur l'orgue suivant les 8 tons de l'Eglise. 1626
• Laurent Guillo, « Découverte à la Bibliothèque de Fels (Institut catholique de Paris) d’un recueil de messes contenant des œuvres retrouvées de Titelouze, Du Caurroy, Fontenay et Bournonville ((Paris, 1587-1626) », Revue de musicologie 102/2 (2016), p. 379-394 announced the rediscovery of the following 4 masses; In ecclesia & Cantate were published in 2017:
  • Missa quatuor vocum. In ecclesia
  • Missa quatuor vocum. Votiva
  • Missa sex vocum. Cantate
  • Missa sex vocum. Simplici corde

External links

Works by Jean Titelouze in the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)