Jacobus Clemens Non Papa

Jacobus Clemens Non Papa Also Jacques Clément Or Jacob Clemens Non Papa C. 1510 To 1515 – 1555 Or 1556 . Franco-Flemish Composer. He Was Succentor At St Donaas Bruges In 1544 But Otherwise Little Is Known Of His Life. He Was A Popular And Prolific Composer Writing Chansons Both To Bawdy And To More Elegant Texts And Church Music Including Some Fine Motets In The Imitative Contrapuntal Manner. He Was The First To Set Dutch Translations Of The Psalms ‘souterliedekens’ Polyphonically Using Popular Melodies Taken From Love Songs And Drinking Songs Ballads And Sacred Tunes. His Works Were Known Throughout Europe. There Seems To Be No Very Serious Reason For The Words ‘non Papa’ ‘not The Pope’ Appearing On The Title Pages Of His Publications. Denis Arnold / Tim Carter read less