Jean de Bonmarché
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Jean de Bonmarché was a composer of the Franco-Flemish school
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Bonmarché was born in Douai
. He became dean of Lille Cathedral, then in 1560 master of the choirboys at Old Cambrai Cathedral
. On 30 November 1564, following the death of Pierre de Manchicourt
, Margaret of Parma
offered him the position of maestro de capilla of the Flemish chapel (capilla flamenca)
in Spain. Bonmarché arrived in Madrid in June and served for five years. He died in Madrid
and was succeeded by Geert van Turnhout
.
Only one work by Bonmarché, Constitues eo principes a 8 voces, survives. This has edited for CPDL and may be found here. A significant body of work from his time at Cambrai was lost.
Franco-Flemish School
In music, the Franco-Flemish School or more precisely the Netherlandish School refers, somewhat imprecisely, to the style of polyphonic vocal music composition in Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries, and to the composers who wrote it...
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Bonmarché was born in Douai
Douai
-Main sights:Douai's ornate Gothic style belfry was begun in 1380, on the site of an earlier tower. The 80 m high structure includes an impressive carillon, consisting of 62 bells spanning 5 octaves. The originals, some dating from 1391 were removed in 1917 during World War I by the occupying...
. He became dean of Lille Cathedral, then in 1560 master of the choirboys at Old Cambrai Cathedral
Old Cambrai Cathedral
Old Cambrai Cathedral was the Gothic cathedral of the diocese of Cambrai in France, sited on what is now Place Fénelon in Cambrai but now entirely lost...
. On 30 November 1564, following the death of Pierre de Manchicourt
Pierre de Manchicourt
Pierre de Manchicourt was a Renaissance composer of the Franco-Flemish School.Little is known of his early life other than that he was a choirboy at Arras in 1525; later in life he had a succession of posts in Arras, Tours and Tournai, before going to Spain to be master of the Flemish chapel at...
, Margaret of Parma
Margaret of Parma
Margaret, Duchess of Parma , Governor of the Netherlands from 1559 to 1567 and from 1578 to 1582, was the illegitimate daughter of Charles V and Johanna Maria van der Gheynst...
offered him the position of maestro de capilla of the Flemish chapel (capilla flamenca)
Flemish chapel (capilla flamenca)
The Flemish chapel was one of two choirs employed by Philip II of Spain, the other being the Spanish chapel .- La Grande Chapelle :...
in Spain. Bonmarché arrived in Madrid in June and served for five years. He died in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
and was succeeded by Geert van Turnhout
Geert van Turnhout
Geert van Turnhout was a Flemish composer, who became master of the Flemish chapel in Spain.He was born in Turnhout...
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Only one work by Bonmarché, Constitues eo principes a 8 voces, survives. This has edited for CPDL and may be found here. A significant body of work from his time at Cambrai was lost.