Jacques Arcadelt

Short bio Jacques Arcadelt

Birthday: 1507 in Liège, Belgium

Died: 1568 in Paris, France

Genre: Classical,Vocal

Period: Renaissance

Full biography Jacques Arcadelt

Jacques Arcadelt was a composer from the Renaissance era who was born in Liège, modern-day Belgium, around the year 1507. He was known for his musical works, especially his choral music, which was widely recognized and highly regarded during his lifetime.

Arcadelt's musical journey began when he moved to Italy and started working as a singer in the Sistine Chapel under Pope Clement VII. He then became a composer for some of the most renowned patrons of the time, including the Duke of Mantua and the Duke of Urbino.

Arcadelt's style was heavily influenced by the early Italian madrigal form, which he used to create a distinctive sound that set him apart from other composers of the era. He was also known for his ability to create melodies that were easy to remember and sing – this made his music both accessible and popular.

Some of Arcadelt's famous compositions include the choral pieces "Il Bianco e Dolce Cigno" and "Ave Maria." His works were widely distributed across Europe during the time and continued to be performed and admired by music lovers for many centuries after his death.

Overall, Jacques Arcadelt remains an important figure in the history of music. His musical compositions were groundbreaking, and his work during his time paved the way for future generations of composers.

Compositions featuring Jacques Arcadelt

#	Name	Duration	Genre	Year
1	Ave Maria, for chorus (ascribed to Arcadelt, not authentic)	2:18 min	Choral	1842
2	Amor la tua virtute, madrigal (doubtful)	2:27 min	Choral	1600
3	Donna quando pietosa, instrumental arrangement of madrigal		Chamber Music	1600
4	Il bianco e dolce cigno, arrangement of madrigal for string consort	2:10 min	Chamber Music	1600
5	Quand je me trouve (III), chanson for 5 voices, S. 9/124	2:25 min	Vocal Music	1569
6	Vielle plus vielle, chanson for 3 voices, S. 9/125	2:08 min	Vocal Music	1569
7	Extreme amour est emtre moy et elle, chanson for 4 voices, S. 9/118	1:57 min	Vocal Music	1567
8	En ce mois délicieux, chanson for 4 voices, S. 9/117	1:46 min	Vocal Music	1565
9	Istorum est enim (2), motet for 7 voices, S. 10/15	6:09 min	Choral	1564
10	De mes ennuys prenes, chanson for 4 voices, S. 9/90	2:32 min	Vocal Music	1561
11	Du temps que j'estois amoureux, chanson for 4 voices, S. 9/99	2:00 min	Vocal Music	1561
12	Elle a voulu serviteur, chanson for 4 voices, S. 9/92	1:29 min	Vocal Music	1561
13	J'ay acquis un serviteur (2), chanson for 4 voices, S. 9/102	4:54 min	Vocal Music	1561
14	Laissés la verde couleur, chanson for 4 voices, S. 9/69	4:23 min	Vocal Music	1561
15	Robin par bois et campagnes, chanson for 4 voices, S. 9/108	1:34 min	Vocal Music	1561
16	Sa grand beauté, chanson for 3 voices, S. 9/107	2:52 min	Vocal Music	1561
17	Si le bien qui au plus grand bien, chanson for 4 voices, S. 9/100	2:24 min	Vocal Music	1561
18	Si vous regardez ma dame, chanson for 4 voices, S. 9/105	1:53 min	Vocal Music	1561
19	La Diane que je serts ne court plus, chanson for 4 voices, S. 9/82	3:07 min	Vocal Music	1560
20	Amour se plaint de ton forfait, chanson for 4 voices, S. 9/79	2:25 min	Vocal Music	1559
21	Je ne puis dissimuler, chanson for 3 voices, S. 9/80	2:38 min	Vocal Music	1559
22	Mais de quoy sert le desirer, chanson for 4 voices, S. 9/75	2:06 min	Vocal Music	1559
23	O le grand bien, chanson for 4 voices, S. 9/77	1:23 min	Vocal Music	1559
24	Poscimur, si quid vacui, ode for 3 voices, S. 9/65	2:05 min	Choral	1559
25	L'er gravat' e l'importuna nebbia, madrigal for 4 voices, S. 7/56	1:42 min	Choral	1557
26	Lamentationes Jeremiae, for 4 and 5 voices in 3 books, S. 10/25-27	7:49 min	Choral	1557
27	Missa Ave regina coelorum, mass for 5 voices, S. 1/2	30:59 min	Choral	1557
28	Missa Noe Noe, mass for 4 voices, S. 1/1		Choral	1557
29	At trepida et cœptis, ode for 4 voices, S. 8/54	5:06 min	Choral	1556
30	Hélas amy que ta longue demeure, chanson for 4 voices, S. 8/52	2:50 min	Vocal Music	1556
31	Nous boirons du vin clairet, chanson for 4 voices, S. 8/56	1:16 min	Vocal Music	1556
32	Chiare, fresch' e dolce acque (5), madrigal for 5 voices, S. 7/54	3:16 min	Choral	1555
33	Dieu inconstant pourquoy, chanson for 3 voices, S. 8/35	1:14 min	Vocal Music	1554
34	Franc berger pour soulanger, chanson for 4 voices, S. 8/49	2:33 min	Vocal Music	1554
35	La pastorella mia, chanson for 3 voices, S. 8/37	2:59 min	Vocal Music	1554
36	Le yeux qui me sçeurent prendre, chanson for 4 voices, S. 8/33	2:59 min	Vocal Music	1554
37	Margot labourez les vignes, chanson for 4 voices, S. 8/42	2:13 min	Vocal Music	1554
38	Mon coeur en moy plus, chanson for 3 voices, S. 8/46	1:18 min	Vocal Music	1554
39	Nous voyons que les hommes, chanson for 3 voices, S. 8/44	3:03 min	Vocal Music	1554
40	Quand je me trouve (II), chanson for 4 voices, S. 8/40	1:28 min	Vocal Music	1554
41	Au temps heureux que ma jeune, chanson arranged for guitar (by Guillaume Morlaye)	2:19 min	Chamber Music	1553
42	Quand' io pens' al martire, madrigal arranged for lute (by Albert de Rippe)	2:42 min	Chamber Music	1553
43	Vous n'aurez plus mes yeux, chanson for 4 voices, S. 8/30	2:33 min	Vocal Music	1553
44	Contentez vous, heureuses violettes, chanson for 4 voices, S. 8/19	2:58 min	Vocal Music	1549
45	I vaghi fiori e l'amorose fronde, madrigal for 4 voices, S. 7/46	1:41 min	Choral	1549
46	Tout au rebours de mon affaire, chanson for 5 voices, S. 8/14	2:53 min	Vocal Music	1548
47	Amor tu sai pur far, arrangement of madrigal for voice & vihuela (by Enríquez de Valderrábano)	2:04 min	Vocal Music	1547
48	Entendez vous point vostre amy, chanson for 4 voices, S. 8/11	1:09 min	Vocal Music	1547
49	Il me prend fataisie de vous dire, chanson for 4 voices, S. 8/10	4:28 min	Vocal Music	1547
50	O felic' occhi miei, madrigal arranged for lute (by Perino Fiorentino)	2:54 min	Chamber Music	1547
51	Quand' io pens' al martire, madrigal arranged for lute (by Francesco da Milano)	2:29 min	Chamber Music	1547
52	Quanta beltà, arrangement of madrigal for lute (by Francesco da Milano)	2:29 min	Chamber Music	1547
53	Quanti travagli e pene, arrangement of madrigal for lute (by Perino Fiorentino)	2:14 min	Chamber Music	1547
54	Si la beauté de ma dame, chanson for 5 voices, S. 8/8	2:12 min	Vocal Music	1547
55	Pater noster, hymn for 8 voices, S. 10/16	4:35 min	Choral	1545
56	Amorosetto fiore, madrigal for 6 voices, S. 7/42	2:13 min	Choral	1544
57	Tante son le mie pene, madrigal for 4 voices, S. 6/18	2:09 min	Choral	1544
58	Da bei rami scendea, madrigal for 4 voices, S. 7/30	2:40 min	Choral	1542
59	Felici amanti, voi che d'amour lieti, madrigal for 4 voices, S. 7/22	4:48 min	Choral	1541
60	Io non ardisco di levar più gli occhi, madrigal for 4 voices, S. 7/21	2:30 min	Choral	1541
61	Che poss' io più se'l cielo, madrigal for 5 voices, S. 7/7	2:37 min	Choral	1540
62	Mentre gli ardenti rai, madrigal for 4 voices, S. 7/31	1:55 min	Choral	1540
63	Non mai semptre fortuna, madrigal for 5 voices, S. 7/8	2:24 min	Choral	1540
64	Recordare Domine, response for 5 voices, S. 10/5	2:33 min	Choral	1540
65	Solo e pensoso, madrigal for 4 voices, S. 7/11	3:20 min	Choral	1540
66	Da si felice sorte, madrigal for 4 voices, S. 3/24	2:19 min	Choral	1539
67	Deh fuggite, o mortali, madrigal for 4 voices, S. 3/4	1:16 min	Choral	1539
68	Dolce nimica mia, madrigal for 4 voices, S. 5/18	2:28 min	Choral	1539
69	Hor che'l ciel e la terra, madrigal for 4 voices, S. 4/24	3:40 min	Choral	1539
70	Io son tal volta donna per morire, madrigal for 4 voices, S. 5/39	3:22 min	Choral	1539
71	Occhi miei lassi, mentre ci'io vi giro, madrigal for 4 voices, S. 2/36	3:22 min	Choral	1539
72	Se la dura durezza in la mia donna, madrigal for 4 voices, S. 2/52	2:30 min	Choral	1539
73	Se per colpa del vostro fiero sdegno, madrigal for 4 voices, S. 2/54	2:16 min	Choral	1539
74	Si grand è la pietà, madrigal for 4 voices, S. 5/2	1:28 min	Vocal Music	1539
75	Tutt' il di piango e poi la notte, madrigal for 4 voices, S. 5/36	3:46 min	Choral	1539
76	Ver' inferno è'l mio petto, madrigal for 4 voices, S. 1/56	2:39 min	Choral	1539
77	Ahime, dov' è'l bel viso, madrigal for 4 voices, S. 2/1	2:29 min	Choral	1538
78	Alma perchè si trist', madrigal for 4 voices, S. 2/3	2:30 min	Choral	1538
79	Ancidetemi pur, grievi martiri, madrigal for 4 voices, S. 2/5	3:25 min	Choral	1538
80	Che più foc' al mio foco, madrigal for 4 voices, S. 2/8	2:22 min	Vocal Music	1538
81	Crudel' ascerb' inesorabil morte, madrigal for 5 voices, S. 7/3	2:39 min	Choral	1538
82	Deh dimm' amor se l'alma, madrigal for 4 voices, S. 2/11	2:00 min	Choral	1538
83	Dum complerentur dies Pentecostes, motet for 5 voices, S. 10/2	3:37 min	Choral	1538
84	Il bianco e dolce cigno, madrigal for 4 voices, S. 2/18	2:17 min	Vocal Music	1538
85	Il ciel che rado virtù tanta mostra, madrigal for 4 voices, S. 2/19	2:08 min	Choral	1538
86	Io mi pensai che spento fusse'l foco, madrigal for 4 voices, S. 2/25	4:02 min	Choral	1538
87	Madonna, s'io v'offendo, madrigal for 4 voices, S. 2/31	1:52 min	Choral	1538
88	O felic' occhi miei, madrigal for 4 voices, S. 2/37	2:17 min	Vocal Music	1538
89	Quand' io pens' al martire, madrigal for 4 voices, S. 2/44	4:12 min	Choral	1538
90	Quando col dolce suono, madrigal for 4 voices, S. 2/45	2:37 min	Choral	1538
91	Se'l foco in cui sempr' ardo (II), madrigal for 5 voices, S. 7/2	2:23 min	Choral	1538
92	Voi mi poneste in foco, madrigal for 3 voices, S. 7/59	1:33 min	Choral	1537
93	Work(s), Madrigals for 3-6 voices, S. 2-7		Choral	1537
94	Filiae Jerusalem, motet for 4 voices, S. 10/8	4:08 min	Vocal Music	1532
95	Domine non secundum peccata nostra (3), motet for 3-5 voices, S. 10/10	5:36 min	Choral	1530
96	Estote fortes in bello (2), antiphon for 6 voices, S. 10/6	5:27 min	Choral	1530
97	Gloriosae Virginis Mariae (2), alleluia for 5 voices, S. 10/17	4:08 min	Choral	1530
98	Memento salutis auctor, motet for 4 voices, S. 10/12	4:01 min	Choral	1530
99	O pulcherrima mulierum, motet for 5 voices, S. 10/4	3:27 min	Choral	1530
100	Salve Regina (3), antiphon for 5 voices, S. 10/13	10:27 min	Choral	1530
101	Work(s), Overview		Miscellaneous (Classical)	1530
102	Nuptiae factae sunt, motet for 6 voices (MS 229, Stralsund Municipal Archives)	2:04 min	Vocal Music	-

Albums featuring Jacques Arcadelt

#	Name album	Year	Music label
1	Jacques Arcadelt – Choeur de Chambre de Namur, Cappella Mediterranea, Doulce Mémoire – Motetti - Madrigali - Chansons	2018	Ricercar
2	Jacques Arcadelt, Noël Akchoté – Madrigali(15×File, MP3, Album)	2016	Noël Akchoté Downloads
3	Jacques Arcadelt, Noël Akchoté – Il Primo Libro de Madrigali A 4 Voici, Vol. 1(12×File, FLAC, MP3, Album)	2015	Noël Akchoté Downloads
4	Ensemble La Danserye, Cristóbal de Morales, Francisco Guerrero, Pedro Guerrero, Rodrigo De Ceballos, Johannes de Urreda, Roland de Lassus, Thomas Crecquillon, Nicolas Gombert, Pierre Sandrin, Josquin Des Prés, Pierre De Manchicourt, Jacques Arcadelt, Phil	2013	Lindoro
5	Jacques Arcadelt, Josquin Capella, Meinolf Brüser – Estote Fortes In Bello - Sacred Works(CD, Album, Stereo)	2012	cpo
6	Arcadelt · de Silva · Palestrina - Musica Contexta, The English Cornett And Sackbut Ensemble – Le Divin Arcadelt: Candlemas In Renaissance Rome(CD, Album)	2011	Chandos
7	Arcadelt \| Bassano \| Cima \| De Rore \| Mainiero \| Palestrina \| Ruffo \| Arianna Savall, Il Desiderio, Thomas Kügler – Vergine Bella Madrigali Da Sonar	2008	Aeolus
8	Jacques Arcadelt, The Consort Of Musicke, Anthony Rooley – Madrigali(CD, Album)	1991	Deutsche Harmonia Mundi
9	J. S. Bach, L. Luzzi, J. Arcadelt, D. Dente, L. Cherubini, G. Caccini, F. Schubert - Lusine Zakaryan, Levon Abramyan – Ave Maria	1990	Мелодия
10	Jacques Arcadelt, Mathieu Lasson, Pascal De L'Estocart, Fabrice Caietain, John Adson – La Renaissance En Lorraine(CD, Album)	1990	L'Empreinte Digitale
11	Johann Sebastian Bach, Charles Gounod, César Franck, Edvard Grieg, Francesco Paolo Tosti, Igor Stravinsky, Pietro Mascagni, Tomás Luis De Victoria, Giuseppe Verdi, Johannes Brahms, Franz Schubert, Jacques Arcadelt, Pietro Alessandro Yon, Percy B. Kahn – A	1985	EMI
12	Jacob Arcadelt, Capella Cordina – Missa Noe Noe	1979	Lyrichord
13	De Rore ∙ Arcadelt ∙ Verdelot - Capella Antiqua München ∙ Konrad Ruhland ∙ Frans Brüggen ∙ Gustav Leonhardt ∙ Wieland Kuijken ∙ Michael Schäffer – Frühe Italienische Madrigale = Early Italian Madrigals = Madrigaux Italiens Anciens	1979	RCA Red Seal
14	Gounod, Arcadelt, Giuseppe Zecchillo, Moioli – La Grande Musica(7", 45 RPM)	1978	Penny (2)
15	C. Monteverdi, G. Costeley, Passereau, L. Marenzio, C. De Rore, C. Gesualdo Da Venosa, J. Arcadelt, R. Jones - The Deller Consort – Les Maitres Du Madrigal(LP, Stereo)	-	Amadeo
16	Hansruedi Willisegger, Johann Sebastian Bach, Heinrich Schütz, Clemens non Papa, Josquin Des Prés, Joan Cererols, Jacques Arcadelt, Johann Hermann Schein, Balthasar Resinarius, Claudio Monteverdi, Luzerner Singer – Geistliche Cormusik(LP, Stereo)	-	Armida
17	Orlandus Lassus, Thomas Crecquillon, Jacob Arcadelt, Currende, Erik Van Nevel – Passietijd In Polyfonie / Polyphony For Passion-tide(CD, )	-	Eufoda