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Adapter: Louis Bourgeois
Louis Bourgeois (b. Paris, France, c. 1510; d. Paris, 1561). In both his early and later years Bourgeois wrote French songs to entertain the rich, but in the history of church music he is known especially for his contribution to the Genevan Psalter. Apparently moving to Geneva in 1541, the same year John Calvin returned to Geneva from Strasbourg, Bourgeois served as cantor and master of the choristers at both St. Pierre and St. Gervais, which is to say he was music director there under the pastoral leadership of Calvin. Bourgeois used the choristers to teach the new psalm tunes to the congregation.
The extent of Bourgeois's involvement in the Genevan Psalter is a matter of scholarly debate. Calvin had published several partial psalter… Go to person page >
Tune Title: [Gott Vater, dir sei Dank gesagt]First Line: Gott Vater, dir sei Dank gesagtComposer: Guillaume Franc; Loys BourgeoisKey: c minor or modalDate: 2014
Tune Title: [Wie herrlich gibst du, Herr, dich zu erkennen]First Line: Wie herrlich gibst du, Herr, dich zu erkennenComposer: Guillaume Franc; Loys BourgeoisKey: c minor or modalDate: 2014
Tune Title: [Hoch hebt den Herrn mein Herz und meine Seele]First Line: Hoch hebt den Herrn mein Herz und meine SeeleComposer: Guillaume Franc; Loys BourgeoisKey: c minor or modalDate: 2014
Tune Title: [Gott rufet noch,. Sollt ich nicht endlich hören]First Line: Gott rufet noch,. Sollt ich nicht endlich hören?Composer: Guillaume Franc; Loys BourgeoisKey: b minor or modalDate: 2014
Tune Title: [Die Sonn hat sich mit ihrem Glanz gewendet]First Line: Die Sonn hat sich mit ihrem Glanz gewendetComposer: Guillaume Franc; Loys BourgeoisKey: c minor or modalDate: 2014