Pierre Guédron

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Pierre Guédron, (born in Châteaudun ca. 1570 – died in Paris ca. 1620),^[1] was a French singer and composer known for writing Airs de cour (including Cessés mortels de soupirer).^{[citation needed]}

Guédron's Est-ce Mars (1613) was especially popular and is known in versions by Sweelinck (keyboard), Scheidt (5 part strings) and Vallet (4 lutes of different sizes).

Editions available

There is a large CNRS library edition of Air de cour.
Garland published a facsimile of the original print which is now out of print.

References

↑ HOASM: Pierre Guédron

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 10033334 LCCN: nr88012737 ISNI: 0000 0000 6653 564X GND: 141681276 SUDOC: 156623528 BNF: cb13894778n

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Name	Guedron, Pierre
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Short description	French composer
Date of birth	ca. 1570
Place of birth
Date of death	ca. 1620
Place of death

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