Severin Cornet
Severin Cornet (c. 1530 – March 1582) was a Franco-Flemish singer, conductor and composer. He was born about 1530 in Valenciennes and studied music in Naples. After completing his education, he served for a while at Mechlin, took a position as singer in Antwerp, and later a position as music director for the Archduke in Innsbruck where he worked from 1572 until 1581. He composed a number of vocal works, including polyphonic madrigals and French chansons in the Italian style,[1] and published a book of in Antwerp in 1563 with Genoese sponsorship.[2] Cornet died in Antwerp.
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- Free scores by Severin Cornet at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- Parmi di star by Severin Cornet, The King's Singers, from YouTube
Categories:
- 1530s births
- 1582 deaths
- Dutch male classical composers
- Dutch classical composers
- Renaissance composers
- People from Valenciennes
- European composer stubs