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 surviving sacred output includes 19 masses, a Magnificat, and more than 70 Latin motets.

Masses

Missa Ceste une dure departie 4vv (on Sermisy’s chanson) Missa Congratulamini 4/6vv (on an unidentified model) Missa Cuidez vous que Dieu 5vv (on Richafort’s chanson) Missa de Domina Virgine Maria 5vv (paraphrase on Mass IV, IX as in Liber Usualis) Missa de Requiem 5vv Missa De retourner 4vv (on an anonymous chanson) Missa Deus in adjutorium 4vv (on Sermisy’s motet) Missa Ego flos campi 4vv (on Le Heurteur’s motet) Missa Gris et tannet 4/5vv (on Sermisy’s chanson) Missa Nisi Dominus 4/5vv (on L’Héritier’s motet) Missa Noe, noe 4/6vv (on Mouton’s motet)

Missa Non conturbetur cor vestrum 4/5vv (on his own motet) Missa Povre cuer 4vv (on an anonymous chanson [1529?]) Missa Quo abiit dilectus tuus 4/5vv (on his own motet) Missa Reges terrae (1st setting) [E-Mo 768, c.1545–55] 4/5vv (on Mouton’s motet) Missa Reges terrae (2nd setting) [B-Bcx 27087, c.1549] 6vv (on his own motet) Missa Se dire je losoie 4/5vv (on Gombert’s chanson) Missa Surge et illuminare 4vv (mass for Epiphany, on an unidentified motet) Missa Veni Sancte Spiritus 6vv (paraphrase of the Sequence for Pentecost)

Latin Motets and Canticles

Accessit ad Jesum 5vv (2.p. Respondens autem Jesus) Adorna thalamum tuum, Sion 4vv (2.p. Suscipiens Simeon Jesus) Audi, filia, et vide 5vv (2.p. Pro patribus tuis) Audivi vocem de caelo 6vv (2.p. Et vox de throno) Ave stella matutina 5vv (2.p. Tu es area compluta) Ave virgo Cecilia 4vv (2.p. Ave virgo prudens) Ave virgo gloriosa 4vv Ave virgo prudentissima 4vv (2.p. Quae est ista) — contrafactum of Ave virgo Cecilia Benedic anima mea 4vv (2.p. Miserator et misericors Dominus) Cantantibus organis 4vv (2.p. Caecilia virgo gloriosa) Caro mea vere est cibus 5vv (2.p. Hic est panis) Congratulamini mihi omnes (1st setting) [Attaingnant, 1539] 5vv (2.p. Tulerunt Dominum Congratulamini mihi omnes (2nd setting) [Phalèse, 1554] 5vv (2.p. Et beatam me dicent) De profundis clamavi 5vv (2.p. Sustinuit anima mea) Dilectus meus descendit in hortum suum 4vv (2.p. Revertere dilecte mi) Domine Jesu Christe 4vv Domine non secundum peccata 4vv (2.p. Quare memento) Domine, peccavi 4vv Dulcis mater dulci nato 5vv (2.p. Inclina, mater) Ecce nos reliquimus omnia 5vv (2.p. Et omnis qui reliquerit) Ecce odor filii mei 4vv (2.p. Esto Dominus fratrum tuorum) Ego sum panis vivus 5vv (2.p. Caro enim mea) Emendemus in melius 5vv (2.p. Peccavimus cum patribus) Exaudiat te Dominus 5vv (2.p. Impleat Dominus) Fundata est domus Domini 5vv (2.p. Benedic Domine domum) Homo quidam fecit 6vv (2.p. Gaudeamus et exultemus) Illuminare, Jerusalem 6vv (2.p. Filii tui de longe) In omnibus requiem 5vv (2.p. Et radicavi in populo) Interrogabat magos Herodes 5vv (2.p. Et ecce stella) Ite in orbem 5vv (2.p. Signa eos) — doubtful attribution; generally accepted as being attributed to Clemens Jubilate Deo adjutori meo 6vv (2.p. Si dormiero) Laudate Dominum omnes gentes 6vv (2.p. Plaudite ergo) Laudem dicite Deo nostro 5vv (2.p. Laudate Dominum Deum) Lux de caelo adveniens 4vv (2.p. Te expectat chorus angelorum) Magnificat secundi toni 4/5vv Maria Magdalene 5vv (2.p. Cito euntes dicite discipulis)

Media vita in morte sumus 4vv (2.p. Sancte Deus, sancte fortis) Ne derelinquas me Domini 4vv (2.p. Propterea confitebor tibi Domine) Ne reminiscaris Domini 4vv Nil pace est melius 5vv (2.p. Vive igitur felix) Non conturbetur cor vestrum 4vv (2.p. Ego rogabo Patrem meum) — also attributed to Gosse Junckers Nunc enim si centum 4vv (2.p. Ne dubitatis; 3.p. Innumeras unus) O bone Jesu 4vv O crux splendidior 5vv (2.p. Nobile lignum exalta) O crux viridae lignum 5vv (2.p. Salus omnium populorum) O decus, o patrie lux 5vv (2.p. Salve, pontificum) O Emmanuel …Rex et legifer noster 4vv O intemerata 4vv (2.p. O virgo gloriosa) O Thoma didyme …per Christum meruisti tangere 5vv O Virgo Virginum …quomodo fiet istud 6vv Osculetur me 6vv (2.p. Trahe me post te) Paratum cor meum 4vv (2.p. Exaltare in virtute) Pater peccavi (1st setting) [Susato, 1546] 5vv (2.p. Quanti mercenarii) Pater peccavi (2nd setting) [Berg & Neuber, 1556] 4vv (2.p. Quanti mercenarii) Peccantem me quotidie 4vv (2.p. Commissa mea pavesco) Peccata mea, Domine 5vv (2.p. Quoniam iniquitatem) Proba me, Domine 4vv (2.p. Respice in me, Deus) Puer qui natus est 5vv (2.p. Hic praecursor dilectus) Quae est ista 6vv (2.p. Ista est speciosa) Quo abiit dilectus tuus 4vv (2.p. Qualis est dilectus tuus) Quousque Domine 5vv (2.p. Et ne negligas) Recordare Domine testamenti 5vv (2.p. Quiescat Domine ira tua) Reges terrae congregati sunt 6vv (2.p. Et venientes invenerunt) Regina caeli laetare 6vv (2.p. Resurrexit, sicut dixit) Si bona suscepimus 5vv (2.p. Tribularer si nescirem) Super montem excelsum 4vv (2.p. Judaea et Jerusalem) Sustinuimus pacem 6vv (2.p. Nos alium Deum nescimus) Tanto tempore vobiscum sum 5vv (2.p. Si cognovissetis me) Tota pulchra es 6vv (2.p. Flores apparuerunt) Usquequo piger dormies 4vv (2.p. Vade ad formicam) Veniat dilectus meus 6vv (2.p. Qualis est dilectus tuus) Vere Dominus est in loco isto 5vv (2.p. Haec est domus Domini) Vias tuas Domine demonstra mihi 4vv (2.p. Eripe me de inimicis meis) Vidi speciosam 8vv (2.p. Quae est ista)

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)