Pierre de Manchicourt

Aliases: Mancicourt, Manchicurti

Life

Born: c. 1510, Béthune

Died: 5 October 1564, Madrid

Biography

The earliest known information indicates that in 1525 he was a choirboy at Arras. Subsequently, he held positions in Arras, Tours and Tournai. Ultimately, he went to Spain and became master of the Flemish chapel at the court of Philip II. He remained in that position until his death.

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List of choral works

Sacred works

Manchicourt wrote 19 surviving masses and 72 Latin motets.

Accessit ad Jesum 5vv Adorna thalamum 4vv Audi filia 5vv Audivi vocem 6vv Ave stella matutina 5vv Ave virgo Cecilia 4vv Ave virgo gloriosa 4vv Ave virgo prudentissima (contrafactum of Ave virgo Cecilia) Benedic anima mea 4vv Cantantibus organis 4vv Caro mea vere est cibus 5vv Congratulamini mihi omnes 5vv Congratulamini mihi-Et beatam 5vv De profundis 5vv Dilectus meus descendit 4vv Domine Jesu Christe 4vv Domine non secundum peccata 4vv Domine peccavi 4vv Dulcis mater 5vv Ecce nos reliquimus 5vv Ecce odor filii mei 4vv Ego sum panis vivus, a 5vv Emendemus in melius 5vv Exaudiat te Dominus 5vv Fundata est domus 5vv Homo quidam fecit 6vv In omnibus requiem 5vv Interrogabat magos Herodes 5vv Ite in orbem 5vv Jubilate Deo 6vv Laudate Dominum 6vv Laudem dicite Deo nostro 5vv Lux de coelo 4vv Magnificat secondi toni 4/5vv Maria Magdalene 5vv Media vita in morte sumus 4vv Missa Ceste une dure departie 4vv (Parody of |Sermisy's chanson)]] Missa Congratulamini 4/6vv Missa Cuides vous que Dieu 5vv (Parody of |Richafort's chanson)]] Missa de Requiem, a 5vv Missa de Retourner 4vv Missa Deus in adjutorum, a 4vv Missa Domina Virgine Maria 5vv Missa Ego flos campi, 4vv (parody of Le Heurteur's motet) Missa Gris et tannet 4/5vv (parody of Sermisy's chanson) Missa Nisi Dominus 4/5vv (on Lhéritier's motet) Missa Noe noe 4/6vv (parody of Mouton's motet) Missa Non conturbetur 4/5vv (parody of Manchicourts's motet) Missa Povre cuer 4vv (parody of anon. chanson 1529) Missa Quo abiit dilectus tuus 4/5vv (parody of Manchicourts's motet) Missa Reges terrae a 4/5vv (parody of Mouton's motet) Missa Reges terre a 6 (parody of Manchicourts's motet) Missa Se dire je losoie 4vv (parody of Gombert's chanson) Missa Surge et illuminare 4vv Missa Veni Sancte Spiritus 6vv (paraphrase of the Sequence)

Ne derelinquas me Domini 4vv Ne reminiscaris Domini 4vv Nil pace est melius 5vv Non conturbetur 4vv Nunc enim si centum 4vv O bone Jesu 4vv O crux splendidior a 5vv O crux splendidior 5vv O crux viridae lignum 5vv O decus 5vv O Emmanuel 4vv O intemerata-O virgo gloriosa 4vv O intemerata, a 6vv O Thoma didyme 5vv O Virgo Virginum a 6 Osculetur me 6vv Paratum cor meum 4vv Pater peccavi 4vv Pater peccavi 5vv Peccata mea Domine 5vv Peccantem me quotidie 4vv Plaudite ergo 6vv (2.p. of Laudate Dominum) Proba me Domine 4vv Puer qui natus es 5vv Quae est ista 6vv Quo abiit 4vv Quousque Domine 5vv Recordare Domine 5vv Reges terrae, a 6vv Regina cœli letare a 6vv Si bona suscepimus 5vv Super montem excelsum 4vv Sustinuimus pace 6vv Tanto tempore 5vv Tota pulcra es 6vv Usquequo piger dormies a 4vv Veniat dilectus meus 6vv Vere Dominus 5vv Vias tuas Domine demonstra mihi 4vv Vidi speciosam, a 8vv

Summary of sacred works available at CPDL

Sacred works hosted on CPDL are here listed automatically; Du fond de ma pensée/En dieu is a French paraphrase of Ps 130.

Accessit ad Jesum Audi, filia, et vide Audivi vocem de caelo Ave stella matutina Ave virgo Caecilia Ave virgo gloriosa Benedic anima mea Cantantibus organis Caro mea vere est cibus Congratulamini mihi — Et beatam me dicent Dilectus meus descendit in hortum suum Domine Jesu Christe Domine non secundum peccata nostra Domine peccavi Du fond de ma pensee Dulcis mater, dulci nato Ego sum panis vivus Emendemus in melius En Dieu me consolle Homo quidam fecit Illuminare, Jerusalem Jubilate Deo Laudate Dominum Maria Magdalene Media vita in morte sumus Missa de Requiem Missa Noe, noe

Missa Non conturbetur cor vestrum Ne derelinquas me, Domine Ne reminiscaris Non conturbetur cor vestrum O bone Jesu O crux splendidior O Emmanuel O intemerata O Thoma didyme O Virgo Virginum Osculetur me Pater peccavi (4vv) Pater peccavi (5vv) Peccantem me quotidie Proba me domine Quae est ista quae ascendit Quo abiit dilectus tuus Recordare, Domine, testamenti tui Reges terrae Regina caeli laetare Si bona suscepimus Sustinuimus pacem Tota pulchra es, amica mea Usquequo piger dormies Veniat dilectus meus Vias tuas Domine demonstra mihi Vidi speciosam

Secular works

A Dieu celle Allons, allons gay Ayme qui vouldra Celle qui a facheux Damours me vient Ung diable blanc Dictes pourquoy Doulce mémoire Ung doulx regard Elle a mon cueur En esperant souvent Faulte d'argent Hellas amour L'Homme qui est Jamais ung cueur Jay veu le cerf Je changeray Jeune gallant Las ne fauldra Las qu'on congnust

Loeul donne au cueur Loing de tes yeulx Long temps mon cueur Mon bon vouloir Mon seul espoir O cruaulté O mille fois Petit Jacquet Pour parvenir Pourquoy m'es tu Que puis ie lors Reposons nous Si franchement declaires Si mon plaisir Si mon traveil Si pour aymer Sortes mes pleurs Voyant souffrir celle Voyez le iour

 
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Publications

• Neufiesme livre des chansons a quatre parties (1545) contains 29 of Manchicourt's chansons; another 24 are scattered in various collections.

External links

Works by Pierre de Manchicourt in the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)