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'''Biography'''
'''Biography'''
Crecquillon's name appears in no document before 1540, but his birth date is suggested by Paix' [https://imslp.org/wiki/Thesaurus_motettarum_(Paix%2C_Jakob) ''Thesaurus motettarum''] with ''"Componisten, in der Ordnung wiesie nach einander gelebt"'', which lists him following [[Clemens non Papa]] and [[Christian Hollander]]. He travelled widely in Spain and Germany with the Imperial Chapel and seems to have retired between 1550 and 1555. A successor to his benefice at Béthune was appointed in March 1557, following a plague.
Crecquillon's name appears in no document before 1540, but his birth date is suggested by Paix' [https://imslp.org/wiki/Thesaurus_motettarum_(Paix%2C_Jakob) ''Thesaurus motettarum''] with ''"Componisten, in der Ordnung wiesie nach einander gelebt"'', which lists him following [[Clemens non Papa]] and [[Christian Hollander]]. He travelled widely with the Imperial Chapel, but, unlike many of the composers of the Franco-Flemish school, he seems never to have left his home region for Italy or other parts of Europe. He seems to have retired between 1550 and 1555. A successor to his benefice at Béthune was appointed in March 1557, following a plague.
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==List of choral works==
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==Publications==
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Revision as of 13:44, 15 February 2021

Aliases: Grequillon, Créquillon, Criquillon, Croquillon, Cricquillon, Carchillon, Krequilon, Crequillonis

Life

Born: c. 1505 - 1515?

Died: early 1557 (?)

Biography Crecquillon's name appears in no document before 1540, but his birth date is suggested by Paix' Thesaurus motettarum with "Componisten, in der Ordnung wiesie nach einander gelebt", which lists him following Clemens non Papa and Christian Hollander. He travelled widely with the Imperial Chapel, but, unlike many of the composers of the Franco-Flemish school, he seems never to have left his home region for Italy or other parts of Europe. He seems to have retired between 1550 and 1555. A successor to his benefice at Béthune was appointed in March 1557, following a plague.

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