Charles Tessier (ca. 1550 – after 1604) was a French composer and lutenist.Lute Society journal: Volume 20 Lute Society (Great Britain) - 1978 THE LUTE AIRS OF CHARLES TESSIER. FRANK DOBBINS. Although no corroboration has been found for Fetis' assertion that Charles Tessier was born at Pezenas in the Herault cl550, it seems likely that he was related to Guillaume Tessier, .. While in London he set sonnets from '' Astrophel and Stella'' dedicated to Lady Penelope Rich.

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*chansons and airs de cour in French, Italian and

Gascon language Gascon (; , ) is the name of the vernacular Romance variety spoken mainly in the region of Gascony, France. It is often considered a variety of Occitan, although some authors consider it a different language.Cf. Rohlfs, Gerhard. 1970. ''Le ...

for 4 and 5 voices, London 1597. *Airs 3 Paris 1604.

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1550s births 17th-century deaths 17th-century classical composers French Baroque composers French classical composers French male classical composers French lutenists 17th-century male musicians {{France-composer-stub