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Gombert, Nicolas: Dezilde al Cavallero

transcribed and edited for voices, recorders, viols or other early instruments (AATT/bB or TrTrTTB) by Mark Davenport.

Nicolas Gombert (ca. 1495 - ca. 1556) is a product of the High Renaissance, a probable student of Josquin, and a contemporary of Adrian Willaert, Cristbal de Morales, and Ludwig Senfl. Gombert is truly a cosmopolitan composer who, as master of choirboys in the chapel of Emperor Charles V, traveled extensively as an official member of court. Gombert is known to have worked in such cities as Vienna, Brussels, and Madrid. Perhaps it was during his travels in Spain that Gombert was inspired to compose this beautiful villancico. Actually, the piece appears to have the distinction of being the only Spanish song written by Gombert (among more than 70 French chansons found in his complete works). Yet, Gombert's lone example stands as one of the most aesthetically engaging of the genre.