Jacques Moderne
Jacques Moderne (* 1500 in Pinguente, today Buzet; † after 1560 in Lyon) was a French music publisher and printer of Italian origin. After Pierre Attaignant he was the second most important French publishers of his time.
Life
About his early life, there are no testimonials. The specification Jacobus de Modernus Pinguento in early prints suggesting to his birthplace in Istria. Presumably, he has spent his apprenticeship in Venice. The first mention of Modern published in 1523 to the 1560s - years in the control directory of Lyon, which led him as a bookseller. 1526 he first came out as a publisher.
Work
The largest part of contemporary publications made from printed music, masses, motets, chansons and instrumental works. Among his well-known publications include two missals with cantus planus chants ( 1530 ), eight motets books ( 1532-1542 ), including the four collections of Motetti del fiore, and the Chanson book series Le parangon of chansons ( 1538-1543 ). From Parangon eleven volumes have been preserved. They are the first, the later generally accepted votes arrangement with which could look several singers from different sides in the open book and music together; this printing technique was widespread in the late 16th century, especially in England by Peter Short and Thomas East. In later years, Modern Single several composers gave out as well as reprints of anonymous compositions and two music theory writings.
Whether he himself was a musician or composer, has not been established. It is possible that Francesco de Layolle, composer and organist at the Lyons Church of Notre -Dame de Confort, has provided the impetus for printing music and worked with him. After Layolles death in 1540 the quality of modern program eased noticeably.
A total of about 50 printed Modern music collections with more than 800 pieces. More than half of these were previously unpublished. A variety of other works, which were later reprinted by other publishers appear at Modern for the first time. They are of music historical value as they demonstrate that some composers such as Pierre de Villiers, Eustorg de Beaulieu, Dambert and Henry Fresneau have worked at that time in Lyon. Two issues of Modern comprise exclusively masses, motets and Magnificat settings of Pierre Colin, whose compositions also appeared in other collector editions. The majority of authors, however, were at that time already internationally renowned composers, among them Franco- Flemish and Nicolas Gombert, Adrian Willaert, Jacob Arcadelt, Jean Lhéritier and jachet of Mantua and the Paris School of Claudin de Sermisy, Jean Maillard, Sandrin, Pierre Certon and Clément Janequin. Unlike Attaignant Modern printed not only the works of French and German, but also Italian, Spanish and German composer Matteo Rampollini, Cristóbal de Morales, France Scho Bianchini, Giovanni Paolo Paladino, Mateu Fletxa el Vell, Mateu Fletxa el Jove, Luis de Narváez, and Matthias Leonhard Paminger Eckel. As the first printed modernism lute music of Hungary Valentin Bakfark.
Modern publications were not limited to music. He also gave his time popular Latin- and French-language books out, including religion, home remedies, emblems and palmistry.