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Jacob Regnart
Person · male · Southern Netherlands · Douai · born 1540 · died 1599 · recording since 2006
Franco-Flemish composer
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Also known as Jacques Regnart · Jacob Regnart · Jacobus Regnart · Jakob Regnart · Jakob Regnart · ヤコブ・ルニャール
Timeline
6 events▣ Album 3◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1
1540s
1590s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Marian Motets
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2020s
Biography
English biography458 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1367400540
Biography
Jacob Regnart (French: Jacques Regnart; 1540s – 16 October 1599) was a Flemish Renaissance composer. He spent most of his career in Austria and Bohemia, where he wrote both sacred and secular music.
Biography
Regnart was born at Douai, one of five brothers. His first documented appearance is in 1560 as a tenor at the Hofkapelle in Prague under Habsburg ruler Archduke Maximilian; Regnart claimed to have worked there since 1557. In 1564 his first works were published; he moved to Vienna and then Italy, where he studied from 1568 to 1570. The first fruits of these studies, Il primo libro delle canzone italiane, would be published in 1574, with many subsequent volumes to follow.
In November 1570 he became an instructor for Maximilian's chapel choir, and upon Maximilian's death, Emperor Rudolf II hired him as a member of his Hofkapelle. It was in the 1570s that his volumes of three-voice Teutsche Lieder (German songs) appeared, printed by the Gerlachs of Nuremberg; they sold very well, were reprinted several times, and were arranged in tablature by several composers. In October 1579, he became vice-Kapellmeister, succeeding Alard du Gaucquier; the next year, Orlandus Lassus gave his name as a replacement for Antonio Scandello's position as Kapellmeister in Saxony, but Regnart did not accept the position, preferring to remain employed under the Habsburgs. However, in 1582, Archduke Ferdinand asked him to replace Alexander Utendal as vice-Kapellmeister, and he accepted, moving to Innsbruck in April 1582. In 1584, Regnart produced music for a comedy written by the Archduke, though this is now lost. On New Year's Day 1585, Regnart became Kapellmeister, and revamped the court's musical activities to great success, hiring many new Dutch and Italian singers and becoming quite wealthy himself.
In 1588, Regnart published a collection of motets which displayed his support for Catholic reform. In 1590, Regnart and three of his four brothers, all of whom were accomplished musicians, published a joint collection of motets. Ferdinand had planned to make him a noble for his efforts, but died before he could do so; Archduke Matthias, his successor, completed the process in 1596. When Ferdinand died, his Hofkapelle was dissolved, and Regnart moved from Innsbruck back to Prague in 1596, where he became vice-Kapellmeister under Monte until his death in 1599.
Regnart's works were regularly anthologized well into the 17th century, and his music was held in high regard by such theorists as Michael Praetorius and Jacob Burmeister. The first modern edition of his works was completed by Richard Eitner in 1895; a new edition was published by Corpus Mensurabilis Musicae in the 1970s.
Recordings
Regnart: Missa super "Oeniades Nymphae" Cinquecento; Hyperion CDA67640
Regnart: Mariale 1588, Marian Motets for the Innsbruck Court. Weser-Renaissance Bremen, dir. Manfred Cordes CPO 999 507-2 1996
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 15 | 72.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 3 | 77.1th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 6 | 80.8th |
| Recording span (years) | -407 | 0.6th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (3 release groups · 3 studio albums)
Albums · 3
2006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:11:40
1Mariale: Alma redemptoris mater a 55:402Mariale: Omnia exuperant sensum a 54:143Mariale: O quam te memorem a 65:114Mariale: Ave regina coelorum a 62:225Mariale: Ave Maria a 51:596Mariale: Stabat mater dolorosa a 514:387Mariale: Regina coeli laetare a 42:538Mariale: Recordare virgo mater a 43:539Mariale: Magnificat anima mea a 84:4610Mariale: Salve regina misericordiae a 54:5611Mariale: Ave regina coelorum a 42:4512Mariale: Foelix es sacra virgo a 44:1113Mariale: Salve virga Iesse a 43:3614Mariale: Salve puella gratiae a 61:5415Mariale: Me tua mors pie Christe a 58:422007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:00:19
1Quod mitis sapiens nulli virtute secundus4:292Missa Super Oeniades Nymphae: I. Kyrie5:023Missa Super Oeniades Nymphae: II. Gloria5:074Missa Super Oeniades Nymphae: III. Credo8:215Missa Super Oeniades Nymphae: IV. Sanctus and Benedictus3:326Missa Super Oeniades Nymphae: V. Agnus Dei5:107Exsultent iusti3:058Quare tristis es, anima mea?3:509Stetit Jesus5:5810Inviolata4:1811Lamentabatur Jacob5:0212Stella, quam viderant Magi2:4213Ut vigilum densa silvam cingente corona3:432021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 34 tracks · 1:04:43
1Christ ist erstanden1:432Missa Christ ist erstanden: Kyrie I0:483Missa Christ ist erstanden: Christe1:024Missa Christ ist erstanden: Kyrie II1:245Missa Christ ist erstanden: Gloria in excelsis Deo2:206Missa Christ ist erstanden: Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere2:557Missa Christ ist erstanden: Credo in unum Deum2:398Missa Christ ist erstanden: Et incarnatus est1:249Missa Christ ist erstanden: Crucifixus1:4610Missa Christ ist erstanden: Et iterum venturus est1:1111Missa Christ ist erstanden: Et in Spiritum Sanctum2:5612Missa Christ ist erstanden: Sanctus1:4213Missa Christ ist erstanden: Benedictus1:5014Missa Christ ist erstanden: Agnus Dei I2:0415Missa Christ ist erstanden: Agnus Dei II2:1216Rühmbt alle Werck deß Herren1:4217Wann ich nur dich hab: Wann ich nur dich hab1:4618Wann ich nur dich hab: Obgleich Leib und Seel1:5119Maria fein, du klarer Schein3:3720Freu dich, du werthe Christenheit1:3721Missa Freu dich, du werthe Christenheit: Kyrie I0:5822Missa Freu dich, du werthe Christenheit: Christe1:0023Missa Freu dich, du werthe Christenheit: Kyrie II1:2224Missa Freu dich, du werthe Christenheit: Gloria in excelsis Deo2:3225Missa Freu dich, du werthe Christenheit: Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere2:4826Missa Freu dich, du werthe Christenheit: Credo in unum Deum2:4327Missa Freu dich, du werthe Christenheit: Et incarnatus est0:5128Missa Freu dich, du werthe Christenheit: Crucifixus2:0329Missa Freu dich, du werthe Christenheit: Et in Spiritum Sanctum3:0330Missa Freu dich, du werthe Christenheit: Sanctus1:5331Missa Freu dich, du werthe Christenheit: Benedictus1:0732Missa Freu dich, du werthe Christenheit: Osanna0:4633Missa Freu dich, du werthe Christenheit: Agnus Dei I2:2734Missa Freu dich, du werthe Christenheit: Agnus Dei II2:41
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Jacob Regnart head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 15 | 72.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 3 | 77.1th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 6 | 80.8th |
| Recording span (years) | -407 | 0.6th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
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Wikidata: Q267177 · MusicBrainz: cf98769d-e3e0-452d-8577-5a4729e4acd1
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