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Mogens Pedersøn (also ''Mogens Pedersen'', ''Magno Petreo''; c. 1583 – January or February 1623) was a Danish instrumentalist and composer. He is considered the most important Danish-born composer before
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Life

Early in his career he entered the service of the monarch of
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. In 1599 he was selected to accompany Melchior Borchgrevinck and two other Danish court musicians to study with
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in Venice, returning to Denmark in 1600. After continuing to study with Borchgrevinck, he was appointed an instrumentalist member of the royal chapel in 1603. In 1605, Pedersøn undertook a further longer trip to study with Gabrieli with the support of King Christian, remaining in Venice for four years. During this time he published his first book of madrigals in 1608. These Italian madrigals are polyphonic compositions for five voices in a contemporary late Renaissance style. He resumed his post at the Danish royal chapel in 1609. However, he was one of four court musicians to travel to England between 1611 and 1614. As
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was married to
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there was a natural connection between the two courts. It is from an English manuscript copy by Francis Tregian that Pedersøn's second book of madrigals is known.''Companion to Baroque Music'', page 180.Bergsagl, ''Grove''. Described as ''Magno Petreo Dano Libro secundo 1611''. Pedersøn was appointed assistant director of the Danish royal chapel (under Borchgrevinck) in 1618—the first Danish-born musician and composer to reach such a position. In 1620, Pedersøn made a significant contribution to Danish church music with the publication of ''Pratum spirituale''. This was intended to be a practical publication for use in worship and in schools and is organised according to the church calendar. The settings are for five voices, many using existing Danish
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melodies. It includes six entirely original compositions, in an early
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style: a Danish language mass, two sets of responses, and three Latin motets. Pedersøn last appears in official records in January 1623 and is thought to have died shortly afterwards, in
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Works list

* ''Madrigali a 5 voci, libro primo'' (1608, Venice). Dedicated to King
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. * ''Madrigali, libro secondo'' (1611). Partially lost; 10 madrigals have survived in manuscript copy. * 2 ''madrigaletti'' in Hans Brachrogge's ''Madrigaletti a 3 voci'' (1619). Complete facsimile at the Danish
Royal Library
* ''Pratum spirituale, d. e. Messer, Salmer, Motteter, som brugelig ere udi Danmark og Norge, komponerede med 5 Stemmer'' (1620, Copenhagen), dedicated to Prince Christian of Denmark. Complete facsimile at the Danis
Royal Library
* Two pavans for 5 viols. Only three of the parts have survived.


Selected recordings

* Mogens Pedersøn Sacred Music From The court Of Christian IV: 3 Hymns from Pratum Spirituale. Ad Te Levavi Oculos Meos. Missa Quinque Vocum. John Dowland Thou Mighty God. Vocal Group ARS NOVA, Bo Holten Kontrapunkt 32100


Notes


References

*John Bergsagl, "Pedersøn, Mogens" ''New Grove Music Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' *Julie Anne Sadie (ed), ''Companion to Baroque Music'',
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External links

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