(c.1528-1600) French Renaissance composer. His musical output includes numerous secular chansons, a huge number of Protestant psalm settings, a dozen or so Latin motets, a Magnificat, a mass, and three instrumental fantasias (landmarks in the genre). The tumultuous times in which he lived prevented Le Jeune from gaining much acclaim. There are many other sites available in French. 1. Claude Le Jeune - Detailed biography and musical study with discography by Todd McComb for Goldberg Early Music Portal. 2. Clauden - Biography and list of sheet music and books. 3. Le Jeune, Claude - Biography showing his instrumental and vocal output and lauding his theoretical advances regarding the relationship of text and music from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio. 4. Classical Net - Composers - Le Jeune - Biography by Todd McComb. 5. HOASM: Claude Le Jeune - Biography and partial discography from Here Of A Sunday Morning the radio program.

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