Guillaume de Chastillon, sieur de La Tour
Guillaume Chastillon de la Tour (fl. 1550–1610) was a French composer of airs de cour and chansons. He published three books of airs in 1590 at Caen.
Also recorded as Guillaume de Chastillon · Guillaume Chastillon de la Tour
Guillaume de Chastillon, sieur de La Tour
- Born
- 1550
- Died
- 1610 · Caen.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- composer
- Movements
- classical music · Baroque music
- Languages
- French
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Born in 1550, died in Caen in 1610.
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- 1.Revue de la Normandie - Volume 10 - Page 402 Gustave Gouellain, Jean Benoît Désiré Cochet - 1870 "voulons parler de Guillaume Chastillon de la Tour, poète normand qui, non-seulement composait des chansons, mais encore en faisait la musique. Il habitait, en 1590, la ville de Caen. Voulant publier ses œuvres, il profita du moment où le ...
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