Nicolas Gistou
Nicolas Gistou sometimes Nicolas Gistow or Nicolò Gistou (died 19 July 1609) was a Flemish countertenor musician and composer at the court of Christian IV of Denmark. He was born in Brussels and died in Copenhagen, aged about 50.
Nicolas Gistou
- Born
- 1600 · Brussels.
- Died
- 1609 · Copenhagen.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Occupation
- composer · singer
- Languages
- Danish
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Nicolas Gistou (died 19 July 1609) is described as a composer and singer in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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Nicolas Gistou died on 19 July 1609; the place of death is Copenhagen, Denmark, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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Bibliothèque nationale de France · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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• Giardino novo belissimo, secondo libro, 1606 • Quel Augellin che canta (prima parte) / Ma ben arde nel core (seconda parte) – from Giardino novo belissimo, secondo libro, 1606. The Consort of Musicke
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