Claudin De Sermisy
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Claudin De Sermisy Net Worth

Claudin de Sermisy was a prominent French composer of the Renaissance period. He was associated with the mid-13th-century Sainte-Chapelle and was selected as a singer in Queen Anne of Brittany’s private chapel. He was later appointed as an assistant chapel master in 1533. Sermisy composed more than 200 chansons, 78 motets, 11 Magnificat settings and 13 masses. His compositions were characterized by a fresh, rhythmic and oratorical style, and were often based on the poems of his contemporary Clément Marot.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? French composer
Birth Place France, French Guianese
Died On October 13, 1562

💰 Net worth

Claudin De Sermisy, a renowned French composer who was born in French Guiana, is projected to have a net worth between $100K to $1M by 2024. With his exceptional musical talent and contributions to the field, De Sermisy has established a strong reputation within the industry. Known for his remarkable compositions, he has consistently impressed audiences with his unique style, influencing and shaping the music scene. As a result, his net worth reflects the recognition and success he has achieved throughout his illustrious career.

Biography/Timeline

1501

Sermisy was most likely born either in Picardy, Burgundy, or Île-de-France, based on the similarity of his surname to place names there. Sometime in his early life he may have studied with Josquin des Prez, if Pierre Ronsard is to be believed, but many musicologists consider the claim unreliable; at any rate he absorbed some of the older composer's musical ideas either early, or later, as he became acquainted with his music. Josquin was possibly at the French court between 1501 and about 1503, though this has never been definitely established, so a master-pupil relationship would have been possible then; Sermisy's whereabouts before 1508 are not known, but presence at the Royal Chapel was certainly possible.

1508

In 1508 the young Sermisy was appointed as a singer in the Royal Chapel of Louis XII, where he was also a cleric. His birthdate is inferred from the date he joined the royal chapel; 18 was about the right age for such an appointment. In 1515 he went to Italy with Francis I, and in 1520 he was part of the musical festivities arranged by Francis I and Henry VIII of England at the Field of the Cloth of Gold, directed by Jean Mouton, where he was almost certainly a singer. He may have been a Composer of some of the music there as well. In 1532 he also participated in the similar meeting between the kings at Boulogne, for which he wrote a ceremonial motet.

1520

For a while in the early 1520s Sermisy was a canon at Notre-Dame-de-la-Rotonde in Rouen, but he left there in 1524 to take a similar position in Amiens. By 1532 he was music Director of the Royal Chapel, still under Francis I, who reigned until 1547. At this post he was expected to teach and care for the boys of the choir, as well as find talented Singers to recruit. In 1533, in addition to his post at the Royal Chapel, he became a canon of the Sainte-Chapelle, which would have required him to live in Paris. He acquired a large house there, large enough to shelter refugees from the church in St Quentin when the Spanish sacked their city in 1559. In 1554 he also was given a prebend at Ste Catherine in Troyes. Few biographical details are available about his last years, but he seems to have been active as a Composer up to the end of his life based on publication dates of works. He was buried in the Sainte-Chapelle.

2010

Sermisy wrote two of the few polyphonic settings of the Passion found in French music of the period; the musical setting is simple, compared to his masses and motets, and he strove to make the words clearly understandable. The gospels chosen were those of St. Matthew and St. John. Sermisy's settings were published in the 10th volume of Motets published by Pierre Attaignant.

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