Clement Janequin

Clement Janequin was a French composer of the Renaissance. He was one of the most famous composers of popular chansons of the entire Renaissance, and along with Claudin de Sermisy, was hugely influential in the development of the Parisian chanson, especially the programmatic type. The wide spread of his fame was made possible by the concurrent development of music printing.
Name | Clement Janequin |
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Country | France |
Birth place | Chatellerault, near Poitiers |
Death place | Paris |
Music time period | Renaissance |
Instruments | chorus, voice |