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Louis Bourgeois

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French composer

FranceMusiciansLived 1510 to 1560 · aged 50
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Loys "Louis" Bourgeois 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.

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Hand and signature of Loys Bourgeois (Genève, 1551)Hand and signature of Loys Bourgeois (Genève, 1551)Title page of Loys Bourgeois "Response à la seconde apologie" (Lyon, 1554)Title page of Loys Bourgeois "Response à la seconde apologie" (Lyon, 1554)Title page of Loys Bourgeois "Pseaulmes LXXXII" (Lyon : 1554)Title page of Loys Bourgeois "Pseaulmes LXXXII" (Lyon : 1554)Old 100thOld 100th

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About this person

Loys "Louis" Bourgeois 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 tune known as the Old 100th, to which the Protestant doxology is often sung, is commonly attributed to him.

Country
France
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1510 to 1560 · aged 50
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15 languages

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