Tugdual Menon
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Tugdual Menon was a French composer. He was likely teacher of the organist Claudio Merulo
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before 1502, and in the early 1520s he went to Italy, residing in Correggio
, a small town near Reggio Emilia
. He was married with a woman called Giulia, and in 1521 he had a daughter, Margherita, baptized with count Sigismondo II d'Este as Godfather. He had eleven children, the 4th one of them called Sigismondo Quirino. Obviously he was close to the House of Este, rulers of Modena
and Ferrara
, and to Count Boiardo of Scandiano, who gave him hospitality in 1543. He was also property owner in Correggio's land.
In 1548 he was certainly in Ferrara, at the court of Renate of France, and he lived there for a short time. In 1550 he was in Cambrai
, France, returning to Correggio two years later. One year later, he was in Ferrara again, where he died probably in 1567.
for an anthology dedicated to incoronation of Duke Ercole II d'Este
(1534). He had a great culture and it seems he was teacher of the poet Gaspara Stampa
.
Claudio Merulo
Claudio Merulo was an Italian composer, publisher and organist of the late Renaissance period, most famous for his innovative keyboard music and his ensemble music composed in the Venetian polychoral style. He was born in Correggio and died in Parma...
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Life
Menon was born in BrittanyBrittany
Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...
before 1502, and in the early 1520s he went to Italy, residing in Correggio
Correggio, Italy
Correggio is a small town and comune in the Province of Reggio Emilia, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, in the Po valley. As of 2007 Correggio had an estimated population of 23,108....
, a small town near Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia is an affluent city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has about 170,000 inhabitants and is the main comune of the Province of Reggio Emilia....
. He was married with a woman called Giulia, and in 1521 he had a daughter, Margherita, baptized with count Sigismondo II d'Este as Godfather. He had eleven children, the 4th one of them called Sigismondo Quirino. Obviously he was close to the House of Este, rulers of Modena
Modena
Modena is a city and comune on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy....
and Ferrara
Ferrara
Ferrara is a city and comune in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital city of the Province of Ferrara. It is situated 50 km north-northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po River, located 5 km north...
, and to Count Boiardo of Scandiano, who gave him hospitality in 1543. He was also property owner in Correggio's land.
In 1548 he was certainly in Ferrara, at the court of Renate of France, and he lived there for a short time. In 1550 he was in 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...
, France, returning to Correggio two years later. One year later, he was in Ferrara again, where he died probably in 1567.
Music
He wrote a book of 44 Madrigals "a 4" voices dedicated to Renate of France (1548), and a madrigalMadrigal (music)
A madrigal is a secular vocal music composition, usually a partsong, of the Renaissance and early Baroque eras. Traditionally, polyphonic madrigals are unaccompanied; the number of voices varies from two to eight, and most frequently from three to six....
for an anthology dedicated to incoronation of Duke Ercole II d'Este
Ercole II d'Este
Ercole II d'Este was Duke of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio from 1534 to 1559. He was a member of the house of Este and the eldest son of Alfonso I d'Este and Lucrezia Borgia....
(1534). He had a great culture and it seems he was teacher of the poet Gaspara Stampa
Gaspara Stampa
Gaspara Stampa was an Italian poet.-Biography:Born in Padua, Stampa's father, Bartolomeo, originally from Milan, was a jewel and gold merchant in Padua. When Stampa was eight, her father died and her mother, Cecilia, moved to Venice with her children Gaspara, Cassandra, and Baldassarre; whom she...
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