Balduin Hoyoul

Baldwin Hoyoul (* 1548 in the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, † November 26, 1594 in Stuttgart ) was a Franco- Flemish composer and musician.

Life

Hoyoul occurred in 1561 at the age of about 13 years as Diskantist in the Stuttgart court orchestra one. In the years 1564-1565 he was a pupil of the composer Orlando di Lasso in Munich, then again to return to the court orchestra of Stuttgart. Here he worked as a violist and composer, in 1589 he took over as successor to his father-in- leadership of the orchestra and was appointed Kapellmeister. 1593 he applied unsuccessfully for the post of court Kapellmeister in Dresden. 1594, he was a victim of the plague. His successor, also a lasso student was Leonhard Lechner.

His two sons Johann Ludwig Hoyoul and Friedrich Hoyoul (around 1577 to 1655 ) were also musicians. The latter was an acting first at the court in Heidelberg and later at the Danish court in Copenhagen violinist and cornetto.

Quotes

"It is also in the Hertzoge to Wirtenbergk a young [ er] man who has been my Discipel, is stiefft Liege at home, the host Bergische Kapellmeister daughter weill hatt to Weybe, and called by the increased Balduinus Hoyeux, a Zimlicher composer, and he iungk is kan it be better from day to day. "

Works

• Sacrae cantiones, 5-10 voices ( Nuremberg, 1587 )
• Sacred Songs and Psalms, ( Nuremberg, 1589 ); New edition of the manual of the German Protestant church music, (Göttingen, 1935)
• Missa Anchor che col partire
• Missa super Rossignoles qui chantes au vert,
• 8 Magnificat,
• 19 German hymns
• Latin motets