Guillaume Faugues
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Guillaume Faugues was a French composer. Very little is known of his life, however a significant representation of his work survives in the form of five mass
settings (a large surviving repertoire for a composer of the time). Faugues holds an important place in the history of the Parody mass
because of his use of the technique, particularly in Missa Le serviteur.
Faugues was a chaplain
at Ste Chapelle in Bourges
in 1462-1463, and was also master of the choirboy
s during that year, when he almost certainly met Johannes Ockeghem
, who was visiting Bourges that year, and also taught Philippe Basiron
who was then a choirboy.
Faugues is mentioned by two contemporaries: Loyset Compère
includes him in his motet
Omnium bonorum plena (before 1474), a piece which mentions the composers Compère respected, many of them from Cambrai
Cathedral. Faugues was also praised by Johannes Tinctoris
for his varietas, particularly as demonstrated in his Missa "Vinus vina vinum". Faugues' works were widely admired during his most active period, and he may have had a strong influence on the works of Johannes Martini
.
Mass (music)
The Mass, a form of sacred musical composition, is a choral composition that sets the invariable portions of the Eucharistic liturgy to music...
settings (a large surviving repertoire for a composer of the time). Faugues holds an important place in the history of the Parody mass
Parody mass
A parody mass is a musical setting of the mass, typically from the 16th century, that uses multiple voices of another pre-existing piece of music, such as a fragment of a motet or a secular chanson, as part of its melodic material. It is distinguished from the two other most prominent types of...
because of his use of the technique, particularly in Missa Le serviteur.
Faugues was a chaplain
Chaplain
Traditionally, a chaplain is a minister in a specialized setting such as a priest, pastor, rabbi, or imam or lay representative of a religion attached to a secular institution such as a hospital, prison, military unit, police department, university, or private chapel...
at Ste Chapelle in Bourges
Bourges
Bourges is a city in central France on the Yèvre river. It is the capital of the department of Cher and also was the capital of the former province of Berry.-History:...
in 1462-1463, and was also master of the choirboy
Choirboy
A choirboy is a boy member of a choir, also known as a treble.As a derisive slang term, it refers to a do-gooder or someone who is morally upright, in the same sense that "Boy Scout" refers to someone who is considered honorable or conscientious.- History :The use of choirboys in Christian...
s during that year, when he almost certainly met Johannes Ockeghem
Johannes Ockeghem
Johannes Ockeghem was the most famous composer of the Franco-Flemish School in the last half of the 15th century, and is often considered the most...
, who was visiting Bourges that year, and also taught Philippe Basiron
Philippe Basiron
Philippe Basiron was a French composer, singer, and organist of the Renaissance...
who was then a choirboy.
Faugues is mentioned by two contemporaries: Loyset Compère
Loyset Compère
Loyset Compère was a French composer of the Renaissance. Of the same generation as Josquin des Prez, he was one of the most significant composers of motets and chansons of that era, and one of the first musicians to bring the light Italianate Renaissance style to France.-Life:His exact place of...
includes him in his motet
Motet
In classical music, motet is a word that is applied to a number of highly varied choral musical compositions.-Etymology:The name comes either from the Latin movere, or a Latinized version of Old French mot, "word" or "verbal utterance." The Medieval Latin for "motet" is motectum, and the Italian...
Omnium bonorum plena (before 1474), a piece which mentions the composers Compère respected, many of them from Cambrai
Cambrai
Cambrai is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.Cambrai is the seat of an archdiocese whose jurisdiction was immense during the Middle Ages. The territory of the Bishopric of Cambrai, roughly coinciding with the shire of Brabant, included...
Cathedral. Faugues was also praised by Johannes Tinctoris
Johannes Tinctoris
Johannes Tinctoris was a Flemish composer and music theorist of the Renaissance. He is known to have studied in Orléans, and to have been master of the choir there; he also may have been director of choirboys at Chartres...
for his varietas, particularly as demonstrated in his Missa "Vinus vina vinum". Faugues' works were widely admired during his most active period, and he may have had a strong influence on the works of Johannes Martini
Johannes Martini
Johannes Martini was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance.-Life:He was born in Brabant around 1440, but information about his early life is scanty. He probably received his early training in Flanders, as did most of the composers of his generation...
.
Works
- Missa L'homme armé (based on L'homme arméL'homme arméL'homme armé was a French secular song from the time of the Renaissance. It was the most popular tune used for musical settings of the Ordinary of the Mass: over 40 separate compositions entitled Missa L'homme armé survive from the period....
) - Missa La basse danse (based on a basse danseBasse danseThe basse danse, or "low dance", was the most popular court dance in the 15th and early 16th centuries, especially at the Burgundian court, often in a combination of 6/4 and 3/2 time allowing for use of hemiola...
) - Missa Vinus vina vinum
- Missa Le serviteur
- Missa Je suis en la mer