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 Missa Cuidez vous que Dieu 5vv (on Richafort’s chanson) Missa de Domina Virgine Maria 5vv Missa de Requiem 5vv Missa de Retourner 4vv Missa Deus in adjutorium 4vv 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 Manchicourt's motet) Missa Povre cuer 4vv (on anon. chanson 1529) Missa Quo abiit dilectus tuus 4/5vv (on Manchicourt’s motet) Missa Reges terrae 4/5vv (on Mouton's motet) Missa Reges terrae 6vv (on Manchicourt’s motet) Missa Se dire je losoie 4vv (on Gombert's chanson) Missa Surge et illuminare 4vv Missa Veni Sancte Spiritus 6vv (paraphrase of the Sequence)

Latin Motets and Canticles

Accessit ad Jesum 5vv (2.p. Respondens autem Jesus) Adorna thalamum 4vv 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 (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 5vv (2.p. Et beatam me dicent) Congratulamini mihi omnes 5vv (2.p. Tulerunt Dominum meum) De profundis clamavi 5vv 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 5vv 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 (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 4vv Magnificat secundi toni 4/5vv Maria Magdalene 5vv 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 Non conturbetur cor vestrum 4vv (2.p. Ego rogabo Patrem meum) Nunc enim si centum 4vv (2.p. Ne dubitatis; 3.p. Inumeras unus) O bone Jesu 4vv O crux splendidior 5vv (2.p. Nobile lignum) O crux viridae lignum 5vv (2.p. Salus omnium populorum) O decus, o patrie lux 5vv (2.p. Salve, pontificum) O Emmanuel 4vv O intemerata 4vv (2.p. O virgo gloriosa) O Thoma didyme 5vv (2.p. Per Christum quem meruisti tangere) O Virgo Virginum 6vv Osculetur me 6vv (2.p. Trahe me post te) Paratum cor meum 4vv (2.p. Exaltare in virtute tua) Pater peccavi 4vv Pater peccavi 5vv (2.p. Quanto mercenarii) Peccantem me quotidie 4vv (2.p. Commissa mea Peccata mea Domine 5vv 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 5vv 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) 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)