Henri de Bailly (died October 1637) was a French composer. Originally a singer in the chapelle royale of

Henri IV Henry IV (french: Henri IV; 13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), also known by the epithets Good King Henry or Henry the Great, was King of Navarre (as Henry III) from 1572 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first monarc ...

, he was elevated to ''Surintendant de la musique'' in 1622 by

Louis XIII Louis XIII (; sometimes called the Just; 27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643) was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre (as Louis II) from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown ...

, and at the same time raised to the nobility. Bailly was known for

diminution In Western music and music theory, diminution (from Medieval Latin ''diminutio'', alteration of Latin ''deminutio'', decrease) has four distinct meanings. Diminution may be a form of embellishment in which a long note is divided into a series of ...

s on airs by Guédron, Boësset and Moulinié. His own surviving works consist of only three airs preserved in

tablature Tablature (or tabulature, or tab for short) is a form of musical notation indicating instrument fingering rather than musical pitches. Tablature is common for fretted stringed instruments such as the guitar, lute or vihuela, as well as many fr ...

s by

Gabriel Bataille Gabriel Bataille (between June 1574 and June 1575 – 17 December 1630) was a French musician, lutenist and composer of airs de cour. He should not be confused with his son Gabriel II Bataille. Biography The allusions to Brie in his verse piec ...

(printed by Ballard, 1614): * ''Reyne je ne puis endurer, que mes feux soyent au mespris d'une folle''. * ''Quelque chose que l'Amour puisse, il me tient pour mere nourrice.'' * Spanish air - ''Yo soy la locura, la que sola infundo''Maurice Esses Dance and instrumental diferencias in Spain during the 17th and ... - Page 648 "The setting (which includes a passacalle) is a Spanish song for solo voice by Bailly with lute accompaniment arranged by Bataille. Its lyrics begin as follows: Yo soy la locura la que sola infundo plazer y dulzura y contento al mundo.1" ..."

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1637 deaths Year of birth unknown French male classical composers French Baroque composers Place of birth unknown 17th-century classical composers 17th-century French composers 17th-century male musicians {{France-composer-stub