Pierre Attaingnant

Short bio Pierre Attaingnant

Genre: Classical

Period: Renaissance

Full biography Pierre Attaingnant

Pierre Attaingnant (c. 1494 - late 1551 or 1552) was an important figure in the French music scene during the Renaissance period. He was a music printer and publisher, and was among the first to use single-impression printing techniques. Attaingnant's music publications featured many different composers, and he is known for publishing over 1500 chansons, as well as other types of music.

Attaingnant's contributions to music publishing were groundbreaking, and his use of single-impression printing made it possible to print multiple parts on a single page, thus saving time and resources. His publications were widely popular and helped to disseminate music throughout France and beyond. Some of the notable composers whose works were published by Attaingnant include Pierre de Manchicourt, Claudin de Sermisy, and Pierre Passereau.

In addition to his work as a publisher, Attaingnant was also a composer himself, and some of his works have survived to this day. His compositions include chansons, motets, and lute music, among other types of music. Attaingnant's music is known for its inventive harmonies, catchy melodies, and lively rhythms. His music played an important role in shaping the French music scene during the Renaissance period.

Overall, Pierre Attaingnant was a pioneering figure in the music world, whose contributions to music publishing and composition helped to shape the French music scene during the Renaissance period and beyond. His legacy continues to be felt today, as his music continues to be performed and studied by musicians and musicologists around the world.

Compositions featuring Pierre Attaingnant

#	Name	Duration	Genre	Year
1	Pavane No. 19 for lute & harp (Quart Livre de Danceries)	1:24 min	Chamber Music	1550
2	Basse dance "Auprès de vous" for harp & lute	2:15 min	Chamber Music	1547
3	Allez soupirs, chanson (after Claudin de Sermisy)	1:24 min	Vocal Music	1533
4	Amour me poingt, chanson (after Claudin de Sermisy)	1:31 min	Vocal Music	1533
5	Amour me voyant, chanson (after Claudin de Sermisy)	0:58 min	Vocal Music	1533
6	De vous servir, chanson (after Claudin de Sermisy)	0:45 min	Vocal Music	1533
7	Hellas! Amour, chanson (after Guillaume le Heurteur)	1:35 min	Vocal Music	1533
8	Parle qui veult, chanson (after Claudin de Sermisy)	1:02 min	Vocal Music	1533
9	Pren de bon, chanson (after Pierre de Manchicourt)	1:11 min	Vocal Music	1533
10	Tous amoureulx, chanson (after Pierre Passereau)	1:08 min	Vocal Music	1533
11	Magnificat Du Cinquieme Ton	1:35 min	Choral	1531
12	Magnificat Du Deuxienme Ton	1:50 min	Choral	1531
13	Magnificat Du Huitieme Ton	4:02 min	Choral	1531
14	Magnificat Du Premier Ton	2:00 min	Choral	1531
15	Magnificat Du Quatrieme Ton	4:10 min	Choral	1531
16	Magnificat Du Septieme Ton	1:55 min	Choral	1531
17	Magnificat Du Sixieme Ton	1:23 min	Choral	1531
18	Magnificat Du Troisieme Ton	1:26 min	Choral	1531
19	Prelude au Magnificat		Choral	1531
20	Prelude aux Treize Motets	0:41 min	Choral	1531
21	Prelude Sur Chacun Ton	3:28 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	1531
22	Tourdion, for chamber ensemble	2:06 min	Chamber Music	1531
23	Bransle gay, C'est mon amy, for lute (from 18 basses dances)	1:58 min	Chamber Music	1530
24	Cuer angoisseux, basse dance for lute (after P[ierre] B[londeau]) (from 18 basses dances)	2:17 min	Chamber Music	1530
25	La brosse, basse dance, recoupe, tourdion, for lute (after P[ierre] B[londeau]) (from 18 basses dances)	2:32 min	Chamber Music	1530
26	Pavane 18, 6 parts	1:32 min	Chamber Music	1530
27	Amy souffres, lute intabulation (after Pierre Moulu) (from Tres breve et familiere introduction)	3:07 min	Chamber Music	1529
28	Destre amoureux, lute intabulation (from Tres breve et familiere introduction)	1:56 min	Chamber Music	1529
29	Dolent depart, lute intabulation (from Tres breve et familiere introduction)	2:37 min	Chamber Music	1529
30	Il me suffit, lute intabulation (after Claudin de Sermisy) (from Tres breve et familiere introduction)	2:03 min	Chamber Music	1529
31	Le jaulne et blanc, lute intabulation (from Tres breve et familiere introduction)	2:10 min	Chamber Music	1529
32	Pavanne de la Guerre, for lute	3:41 min	Chamber Music	1529
33	Prélude for lute (Très brève et familière introduction)	1:33 min	Chamber Music	1529
34	Tres breve et familiere introduction ..., for lute (1529)		Chamber Music	1529
35	Une bergerote, lute intabulation (after Claudin de Sermisy) (from Tres breve et familiere introduction)	3:24 min	Chamber Music	1529
36	Magnificat quarti toni	4:47 min	Choral	15??
37	Parce Domine, after Jacob Obrecht	2:33 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	15??
38	Sanctus and Benedictus (Mass Kyrie Fons bonitatis)	2:15 min	Choral	15??
39	Amour pense que je dorme, chanson (after Claudin de Sermisy)	2:55 min	Vocal Music	-
40	Au bois joli	8:30 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
41	Auprès de vous, chanson (after Claudin de Sermisy)	1:50 min	Vocal Music	-
42	Basse Dance "joyssance" d'apres T Arbeau	1:43 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
43	Basse dance, for keyboard 4 hands	1:42 min	Keyboard	-
44	Basse Danse	1:43 min	Chamber Music	-
45	Basse Danse "La Magdalena"	2:28 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
46	Basse danse (No.1 from Danseries a 4 parties)	1:34 min	Chamber Music	-
47	Basse danse No. 9 for cornet & virginal (from Neuf basses danses)	2:17 min	Chamber Music	-
48	Basse Danse. Content Desir	1:49 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
49	Basses Danses, for Renaissance ensemble	5:54 min	Chamber Music	-
50	Branle gay (No. 36 from Danseries a 4 parties)	1:20 min	Chamber Music	-
51	Bransle de Poictou	2:22 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
52	Bransle double		Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
53	Bransle Gay	1:59 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
54	Bransle simple	0:39 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
55	Bransle(s)	1:50 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
56	Bransles de Bourgongne (2), for ensemble	2:39 min	Chamber Music	-
57	Bransles de Champagne	4:09 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
58	Celle qui m'a le nom d'amy donne	1:21 min	Vocal Music	-
59	Chanson: D'estre Amoureux		Vocal Music	-
60	Dance(s)	3:19 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
61	Dances (6) for organ	5:44 min	Keyboard	-
62	Dessus le marché d'Arras	1:19 min	Chamber Music	-
63	Dixneuf chansons musicales reduictes en la tabulature, collection of pieces for organ		Keyboard	-
64	Dont vient cela, galliard	1:30 min	Chamber Music	-
65	Gaillard No 2	1:02 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
66	Gaillarde	1:22 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
67	Gaillarde (15)	1:30 min		-
68	Galliard et Sauterelle	2:02 min	Chamber Music	-
69	Galliard No. 3 for cornet & keyboard (from Neuf basses danses)	0:45 min	Chamber Music	-
70	Galliarde, for lute	2:17 min	Chamber Music	-
71	Haulberroys	0:47 min	Chamber Music	-
72	Haulberrys	2:09 min	Chamber Music	-
73	L'espoir	0:50 min	Vocal Music	-
74	La Brosse, for diverse instruments	2:51 min	Chamber Music	-
75	La Gatta	1:49 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
76	La jouissance, for lute (after Claudin de Sermisy, in the Hernando Colon Lute Books)	1:59 min	Chamber Music	-
77	La Magdalena	2:39 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
78	La Roque	2:06 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
79	La Rote de Rode	1:46 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
80	La scarpa my faict mal, basse dance	1:03 min	Chamber Music	-
81	Languir me fais, chanson (after Claudin de Sermisy and Adrian Petit Coclico)	2:13 min	Vocal Music	-
82	Le chat & le soulier	1:36 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
83	Le Corps s'en va, basse-danse	2:13 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
84	M'amye est tant honneste, chanson (after Pierre Sandrin)	1:48 min	Vocal Music	-
85	Magnificat octavi toni	4:25 min	Keyboard	-
86	Pavane	2:41 min	Chamber Music	-
87	Pavane No 1	1:11 min	Orchestral	-
88	Pavane & Gaillarde "Ferrareze" / Courante / Tourdion, for ensemble	6:04 min	Chamber Music	-
89	Pavane & sauterelle, for lute (from 18 basses dances)	3:25 min	Chamber Music	-
90	Pavane No 13	1:16 min	Orchestral	-
91	Pavane No. 6 for cornet & keyboard (from Neuf basses danses)	1:31 min	Chamber Music	-
92	Pavane, for lute	2:11 min	Chamber Music	-
93	Pavanne: Bel fiore	2:59 min		-
94	Prelude	1:47 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
95	Premiere Suytte de Branles	3:07 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
96	Premiere Suytte de Branles d'Escosse	2:48 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
97	Quatorze Gaillardes neuf Pavennes, sept Branles et deux Basses Dances..., collection of dances for keyboard	31:47 min	Keyboard	-
98	Recoupe	0:59 min	Chamber Music	-
99	Réveillez vous, mes damoyselles, chanson (after Pierre Sandrin)	1:24 min	Vocal Music	-
100	Sansserre, basse dance for lute	1:05 min	Chamber Music	-
101	Sauterelle for lute (Hernando Colon Lute Books, fol. 23v)	1:08 min	Chamber Music	-
102	Skarazula Marazula	2:59 min	Chamber Music	-
103	Tant que vivrai, air de cour for voice & accompaniment	1:48 min	Vocal Music	-
104	Tant que vivray, for lute	2:15 min	Chamber Music	-
105	Taunder Naken	2:26 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
106	Te Deum laudamus	3:14 min	Keyboard	-
107	Tourdion	2:28 min	Chamber Music	-
108	Tourdion "C'est grand plaisir" (after Janequin)	0:57 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
109	Tous mes Amis (from 18 basse danses)	1:39 min	Chamber Music	-
110	Vegnando da Bologna La Scarpa mi fa Male	2:02 min	Chamber Music	-
111	Vingt et cinq chansons musicales reduictes en la tabulature, collection of pieces for organ	17:41 min	Keyboard	-
112	Vingt et six chansons musicales reduictes en la tabulature, collection of pieces for organ	4:01 min	Keyboard	-

Albums featuring Pierre Attaingnant

#	Name album	Year	Music label
1	Pierre Attaingnant, Glen Wilson – Harpsichord Works(CD, Album)	2019	Naxos
2	Pierre Attaingnant / Doulce Mémoire - Denis Raisin Dadre – Que Je Chatouille Ta Fossette (Danceries)(CD, Album)	2010	Ricercar
3	Pierre Attaingnant - Hopkinson Smith – Imprimeur et libraire en musique du Roy	2002	Naïve
4	Pierre Attaingnant - Ensemble Doulce Mémoire – Chansons Nouvelles & Danceries(CD, Album)	1995	Astrée Auvidis
5	Gervaise ~ Janequin ~ Francisque, Sandrin ~ Du Caurroy ~ Attaingnant, Costeley ~ Guillet ~ Le Jeune, André Isoir, Charles Racquet, Étienne Richard (3), Joseph Thomelin, Joseph Chabanceau de La Barre, Henry Dumont, François Roberday – L'Orgue Français A La	1989	Calliope
6	Dalza • Neusiedler • Gervaise • Phalèse • Dowland • Attaingnant • Praetorius • Widmann • Schein – Danzas Del Renacimiento(LP, Stereo)	1984	Deutsche Grammophon
7	Arturo Sacchetti, Pierre Attaignant, Jehan Titelouze, François Roberday, Nicolas-Antoine Lebègue, Louis Marchand, Jacques Boyvin, Louis-Nicolas Clérambault, Jean-Henry D'Anglebert, François Couperin, Nicolas De Grigny, Jean-François Dandrieu, Louis-Claude	1979	LDC
8	Roger Valentin, Pierre Attaignant, Adrian Le Roy – Luth Médiéval, Luth Renaissance Et Vihuela Da Mano(LP, Stereo, Mono)	1972	Alpha (34)
9	Claude Gervaise, Pierre Attaignant, Early Music Ensemble Of Lyon – Music Of The French Renaissance	1972	RCA Red Seal
10	Machaut - De La Halle - Binchois - Attaignant - Dufay - Studio Fur Alte Musik Dusseldorf – Französische Musik Aus Mittelalter Und Renaissance(LP, Stereo)	1969	Da Camera Magna
11	Pierre Attaingnant, Clément Janequin, Josquin Des Prés, Ensemble Vocal De Lausanne, Ricercare-Ensemble Für Alte Musik, Zürich – La Chanson & La Danse - Paris Vers 1540(LP, Stereo, Mono)	1969	Erato
12	Attaignant, Titelouze, André Isoir And Xavier Darasse – 16th Century French Organ Music	1968	Turnabout
13	Brass Ensemble Under The Direction Of Gabriel Masson - Works By Melchior Franck • Heinrich Scheidemann • Heinrich Schütz • Thomas Stoltzer • Pierre Attaingnant • John Adson • Giovanni And Andrea Gabrieli • Girolamo Frescobaldi • Adriano Banchieri – Renais	1966	Nonesuch
14	Moderne, Susato, Gervaise, Franck, Hassler, Attaignant, Christoph Demantius – Tanzmusik Der Renaissance	1961	Harmonia Mundi
15	Various, Tielman Susato, Jacques Moderne, Claude Gervaise, Frank Melchior, Hans Leo Haßler, Pierre Attaignant – Musica Bailable del Renacimiento(LP, Compilation, Stereo)	1961	Harmonia Mundi
16	Pierre Attaingnant, Elzéar Genet Dit Carpentras, Clément Janequin, Ensemble Polyphonique De Paris O.R.T.F. sous la direction de Charles Ravier – Concerts Pour Deux Princes Au Chateau De Blois(LP, Stereo)	-	Erato
17	Jean-Patrice Brosse, Attaingnant, Le Roy, Gervaise, Dufay, Machaut, Costeley, Megnier, Le Grant – Les Premiers Chefs D'oeuvres de L'orgue Français(LP)	-	Arion