Geert van Turnhout (French: ''Gérard de Turnhout''; c. 1520 – 15 September 1580) was a Flemish composer, who became master of the Flemish chapel (capilla flamenca) in Spain. He was born in Turnhout. He had a younger brother, also a composer,

Jan van Turnhout Jan van Turnhout (c. 1545 – 1614 or 1618) was a composer of the Franco-Flemish School. Life and work Jan Jacob van Turnhout was possibly the brother of Geert van Turnhout. In 1577 he was appointed ''Kapellmeister'' at St Rumbold's Cathedral in M ...

. Turnhout was employed first at

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

, then at the Church of St Gummarus, Lier, Belgium, (''maître de chapelle'' 1559), then in 1562 back to the Cathedral of Our Lady (Antwerp) where he was made ''maître de chant'' in 1563. His motets (many of which have been lost) included at least two for Saint Cecilia, probably reflecting the importance of the celebration of Cecilia's Day in the cathedral of Antwerp. On 2 May 1571 Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba engaged Turnhout as maestro de capilla of the Capilla Flamenca

Philip II of Spain Philip II) in Spain, while in Portugal and his Italian kingdoms he ruled as Philip I ( pt, Filipe I). (21 May 152713 September 1598), also known as Philip the Prudent ( es, Felipe el Prudente), was King of Spain from 1556, King of Portugal from ...

in Madrid to succeed Jean de Bonmarché. Turnhout arrived in Madrid with a group of singers from the Low Countries. He remained there until his death, when he was succeeded by George de La Hèle.

Works

* Missa ‘O Maria vernans rosa’ a 5 1570 * ''Sacrarum ac aliarum cantonum a 3'' (Leuven, 1569): 20 motets, 20 chansonsL.J. Wagner: Preface to Sacred and Secular Songs for Three Voices, RRMR, ix (1970) Dedicated to Adrian Dyck, notary of Antwerp, it includes a dedicatory motet to Phillip II. * 3 motets, 10 chansons, 2 voices, 1571 * 4 Dutch songs, 4–5 voices 1572 * 5 French sacred songs, 3 voices, in 1577

Discography

* chanson: ''En regardant'' on ''Musicians of the Chapelle de Bourgogne'' dir. Bernardin Van Eeckhout, L'Oiseau-Lyre OL 50 104 (LP, mono) * ''Jerusalem luge'' and 2 chansons: ''Craint' et espoir. Dueil, double dueil'' on ''Leal Amour: Flemish Composers at the Court of Philip II'' Turnhout, Hèle, Rogier, Gombert, Payen, Manchicourt, Egidius Kwartet Etcetera 1218 * 2 chansons: ''Je prens en gré la dure mort. Jouÿsance vous donneray'' on '' Philippe Rogier en Spanje'' Capella Sancti Michaelis & Currende Consort dir. Erik Van Nevel Eufoda 1161 (1993).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Turnhout, Geert 1520 births 1580 deaths Belgian classical composers Belgian male classical composers Flemish composers 16th-century Franco-Flemish composers People from Turnhout Renaissance composers