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Claude Coffin
Claude Coffin was a French Cantor (Christianity), cantor and composer, active in Paris during the first third of the 17th century. Biography Not much is known of his life except his office of cantor of the Chapel of music of the king. In 1625, an act reveals this office and his address in the rue de la Mortellerie. He must have acquired a certain notoriety since in 1636 Marin Mersenne included a fugue of him in his ''Harmonie universelle'' and praised the quality of his compositions: "The notes which follow show more clearly what I have just said, and contain a fugue composed by Sieur Coffin, one of the oldest and best disciples of Du Caurroy. This mention tells us also that he was one of the students of Eustache Du Caurroy, a very skilful Counterpoint, countrapuntist working for the King's Chapel. Works Psaulms set in music On an unknown date, Coffin published ''Psalmes de David, à 3, 4 et 5 voix'' by .Guillo 2003 n° ND-25. Lost edition attested by two sources, includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantor (Christianity)
In Christianity, the cantor, sometimes called the precentor or the protopsaltes (; from ), is the chief singer, and usually instructor, employed at a church, with responsibilities for the choir and the preparation of the Mass or worship service. Generally, a cantor must be competent to choose and conduct the vocals for the choir, to start any chant on demand, and to be able to identify and correct the missteps of singers placed under them. A cantor may be held accountable for the immediate rendering of the music, showing the course of the melody by movements of the hand(s) (''cheironomia''), similar to a conductor. Western Christianity Roman Catholicism Before and after the Second Vatican Council, a ''cantor'' in the Roman Catholic Church was the leading singer of the choir, a ''bona fide'' clerical role. The medieval cantor of the papal Schola Cantorum was called ''Prior scholae'' or ''Primicerius''. In medieval cathedrals, the cantor or precentor directed the music and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
