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Jehan Titelouze

French musician
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Jehan also spelled:
Jean
Born:
1562 or 1563, Saint-Omer, Fr.
Died:
Oct. 24, 1633, Rouen
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Jehan Titelouze (born 1562 or 1563, Saint-Omer, Fr.—died Oct. 24, 1633, Rouen) was a French organist and composer whose improvisatory skills and virtuoso technique made him much sought after as a performer. His compositions rank him among the finest French early Baroque church composers. Titelouze’s family had been active musically in Saint-Omer since the early 16th century. In 1585 he was appointed organist at the Church of Saint-Jean in Rouen; in 1588 he rose to the post of Rouen cathedral organist, and by 1610 he had become a canon at the cathedral, where he remained until his death, although he ...(100 of 189 words)

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