Jan van Wintelroy or Joannes Wintelroy (

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1520–1576) was a Franco-Flemish composer and

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Life and work

From 1529 onwards, Wintelroy was connected to the ''

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'', or in Dutch ''Illustre Onze Lieve Vrouwe Broederschap'', in

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, as a singer and priest. He was appointed choirmaster on 19 July 1551 and maintained this job until 30 June 1574, whereupon he still remained the person responsible for intonation at the chapel of the brotherhood. In the anthology of

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songs, ''Dat ierste boeck vanden nieuwe Duijtsche liedekens'', published by Jacob Bathen in

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in 1554 (no complete copy survived; the soprano is lacking) one song for four voices by Wintelroy is included: *''Al is den tijd nu doloreus''

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reedited this song in his ''Duijtsch musijck boeck'', an anthology of

, songs published in

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in 1572.

Sources

* M.A. Vente, ''De Illustre Lieve Vrouwe Broederschap te 's-Hertogenbosch 1541–1620. II'' in ''Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis'', D. 19de, Afl. 3de/4de (1962–1963), p. 163–172 * Jan Willem Bonda, ''De meerstemmige Nederlandse liederen van de vijftiende en zestiende eeuw''.

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, Verloren, 1996. 16th-century births 1576 deaths Dutch composers 16th-century Franco-Flemish composers People from 's-Hertogenbosch {{Netherlands-composer-stub