Jacobus Clemens non Papa

Aliases: Jacques Clément; Jacob Clemens; Jacobus Clemanes

Life

Born: c. 1510-15

Died: 1555 or 1556?

Biography

Belgian composer, first noted as "Jacobus Clement Pbro" (a priest) at St. Donatien in Bruges in 1544 and subsequently associated with the court of Charles V and active in Ypres and Leiden. The epithet "non papa" ('not a pope') was added by the publisher Tielman Susato, perhaps more in jest than to avoid actual confusion with Pope Clement VII (1478-1534). Jacobus Vaet published a lament in 1558 alluding to a violent death; a ms. of Hic est vere martyr bears the inscription "Ultimum opus Clementis non Papæ anno 1555 21 aprilis".

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A more extensive survey and worklist is available in French.

List of choral works

Masses

• Missa Caro mea
• Missa Ecce quam bonum
• Missa pro defunctis
• Missa Spes Salutis
• Sanctus

Motets in Latin

Ab oriente venerunt magi Accesserunt ad Jesum Adesto dolori meo Adoramus te, Christe Advenit ignis divinus Angelus domini Ascendens Christus in altum Ascendit Deus Ave Maria Ave maris stella Ave mundi spes Maria Ave verum Beata es virgo Maria Carole magnus eras Circumdederunt me viri mendaces Concussum est mare Confundantur omnes Congratulamini mihi omnes Crux fidelis De profundis Domine, ne memineris / Adjuva nos Domine, non est exaltatum Ecce quam bonum Ego dormio Ego flos campi a 3 Ego flos campi a 7 Ego me diligentes diligo

Ego pro te rogavi Ego sum panis vivus Exaudi Domine orationem meam Filiae Jerusalem, nolite flere Fremuit spiritu Jesus Haec est arbor dignissima Heu mihi Domine Hic est vere martyr In te Domine speravi Innuebant patri eius Ite in orbem Jerusalem surge Job tonso capite Magi veniunt ab oriente Magi videntes stellam Maria Magdalena Mulierem fortem Musica diligitur Musica, dei donum optimi Non relinquam vos orphanos O bone Jesu O fili Dei O magnum mysterium O Maria vernans rosa O quam dulce O quam moesta dies Pastores loquebantur

Pater peccavi (4vv) (Pierre de Manchicourt) Peccantem me quotidie Percelebres dic mysta modos Qui consolabatur me Rex autem David Salva nos Christe Salvator Salvator mundi Sana me Si bona suscepimus Stella caeli Sub umbra illius Tota pulchra es Tristitia et anxietas Tristitia obsedit me Tu es Petrus Tulerunt autem fratres Vae tibi Babylon et Syria Veni electa mea Veni in hortum meum Verbum iniquum et dolosum Vide Domine quoniam tribulor Videns Jacob Videte miraculum Vidi Jerusalem Virgo prudentissima Vox in Rama

An 'O bone Jesu' for four voices is attributed both to Clemens and to Pieter Maessens (q.v.)

Other motets Als ick riep met verlanghen (Psalm 4) Ghedenct o Heer David dyn knecht (Psalm 131) Heere, lieve Heere, verhoort die stemme mijn (Psalm 60) Ick heb gheroepen tot u o Heer (Psalm 140) Verhoort heer myn gheclach Verordeelt o heer ick bid u straffen wilt (Psalm 34)

Other works in Latin Nunc dimittis

Chansons

A demi mort A qui me doib ie (5vv) Adieu délices de mon coeur Adieu magnificques festins Amour au cueur Au ioly boys Au joly bocquet croist la violette La belle margarite a 5 La belle margarite a 6 Blaison du laid tétin C'est a grant tort Cueur langoreux Damy parfaict En attendant d'amour Entre vous filles de quinze ans Une fillette bien gorrière

Frais et gaillard Helas mamour L'Homme qui est en ce monde precent Incessament suis triste Jaquin Jaquet Je prends en gré Jeune gallant Jouons beau jeu tout en riant Un jour passé, bien écoutaie La la, maistre Pierre La, non ailleurs Languir me fais Las je languis Las si ie nay Mais languiray je Meysken wil di vechten

Mon seul espoir Morir my fault Oncques amour Plourer gemir Plus chault que feu Pour presenter Pour une, las, jendure Puis que malheur Rossignolet Sans lever le pied Si bestreden my dicmael (Psalm 128) Si mon amour Si par trop boire Sur la verdure

Lieder

Ein Kindlein ist uns heut geborn

Works in Dutch

• Als ick riep met verlanghen (Psalm 4)
• De lustelijcke mey
• Ghedenct o Heer David dyn knecht (Psalm 131)
• Heere, lieve Heere, verhoort die stemme mijn (Psalm 60)
• Ick heb gheroepen tot u o Heer (Psalm 140)
• Ik zeg adieu
• Loven so wilt mijn siel den Heer (Psalm 145)
• Meysken wil di vechten
• O Heer wilt my beschouwen (Psalm 11)
• Si bestreden my dicmael (Psalm 128)
• Een Venus schoon
• Verhoort heer myn gheclach
• Verordeelt o heer ick bid u straffen wilt (Psalm 34)

Other works

No works currently available

Souterliedekens or metrical psalter for 3 voices (Antwerp, 1556–7)

No.	Incipit	Psalm*
2	Als ick riep met verlanghen	004Psalm 4
3	Verhoort heer myn gheclach	005Psalm 5
7	O Heer wilt my beschouwen	012Psalm xi
24	Verordeelt o heer ick bid u straffen wilt	035Psalm xxxiiii
44	Heere, lieve Heere, verhoort die stemme mijn	061Psalm lx
104	Si bestreden my dicmael	129Psalm cxxviii
106	Ghedenct o Heer David dyn knecht	132Psalm cxxxi
113	Ick heb gheroepen tot u o Heer	141Psalm cxxxx
117	Loven so wilt mijn siel den Heer	146Psalm cxxxxv
118	Loven soe wilt den Heere	148Psalm cxlvii

 *. See A note on numbering the Psalms

Works not on CPDL

• Missa Gaude lux Donatiane
• Super ripam Jordanis
• Maria Magdalene et altera Maria
• Dum complerentur

Other works not listed above (See Template:CheckMissing for possible reasons and solutions)

• Advenit ignis divinus
• Beata es virgo Maria
• Ego dormio
• In te Domine speravi
• Sana me
• Tristitia obsedit me
• Virgo prudentissima

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Publications

Masses

• Missa cum quatuor vocibus tomus I (Leuven, 1556)
• Missa cum quatuor vocibus tomus II (Leuven, 1557)
• Missa cum quatuor vocibus tomus III (Leuven, 1557)
• Missa cum quinque vocibus tomus IIII (Leuven, 1557)
• Missa cum quinque vocibus tomus V (Leuven, 1557)
• Missa cum quinque vocibus tomus VI (Leuven, 1557)
• Missa cum quinque vocibus tomus VII (Leuven, 1558)
• Missa cum quinque vocibus tomus VIII (Leuven, 1559)
• Missa cum sex vocibus tomus IX (Leuven, 1559)

Motets

• Souterliedekens I (Antwerp, 1556)
• Souterliedekens II (Antwerp, 1556)
• Souterliedekens III (Antwerp, 1556)
• Souterliedekens IIII (Antwerp, 1557)
• Secundus liber modulorum (c.1558-1560)
• Liber primus cantionum sacrarum quatuor vocum (Leuven, 1559)
• Liber secundus cantionum sacrarum quatuor vocum (Leuven, 1559)
• Liber tertius cantionum sacrarum quatuor vocum (Leuven, 1559)
• Liber quartus cantionum sacrarum quatuor vocum (Leuven, 1559)
• Liber quintus cantionum sacrarum quatuor vocum (Leuven, 1559)
• Liber sextus cantionum sacrarum quatuor vocum (Leuven, 1559)

External links

• IMSLP