Jacobus Clemens non Papa
Aliases: Jacques Clément; Jacob Clemens, 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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List of choral works
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Masses
Motets (in 9 principal collections)
- Adoramus te, Christe
- Ave Maria a 5
- Carole magnus eras
- Concussum est mare
- Crux fidelis
- Domine, ne memineris / Adjuva nos
- Ego flos campi a 3
- Ego flos campi a 7
- Ego pro te rogavi
- Fremuit spiritu Jesus
- Heu mihi Domine
- Hic est vere martyr
- Ite in orbem
- Jerusalem surge
- Job tonso capite
- Magi veniunt ab oriente
- Magi videntes stellam
- Musica, dei donum optimi
- Non relinquam vos orphanos
- O bone Jesu
- O magnum mysterium
- O Maria vernans rosa
- Pastores loquebantur
- Peccantem me quotidie
- Tu es Petrus
- Tulerunt autem fratres
- Vidi Jerusalem
- Vox in Rama
Souterliedekens or metrical psalter for 3 voices (Antwerp, 1556–7)
Chansons
- A demi mort
- A qui me doib ie (5vv)
- Adieu délices de mon coeur
- Adieu magnificques festins
- Amour au cueur
- Au joly bocquet croist la violette
- Blaison du laid tétin
- Cueur langoreux
- C'est a grant tort
- Damy parfaict
- Entre vous filles de quinze ans
- Frais et gaillard
- Incessament suis triste
- Jaquin Jaquet
- Jeune gallant
- Jouons beau jeu tout en riant
- La la, maistre Pierre
- La belle margarite a 6
- La belle margarite a 5
- Las je languis
- Las si ie nay
- La, non ailleurs
- L'Homme qui est en ce monde precent
- Mais languiray je
- Mon seul espoir
- Morir my fault
- O Souverain Pasteur et Maistre (Marot)
- Oncques amour
- Père éternel - Action des Graces (Marot)
- Plourer gemir
- Pour presenter
- Pour une, las, jendure
- Puis que malheur
- Rossingnolet
- Sans lever le pied
- Si mon amour
- Si par trop boire
- Sur la verdure
Dutch songs
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