Cornelius Canis

Aliases: Cornelis Canis; Cornelius Canisius; Cornilis de Hondt; Cornelis d'Hondt

Life

Born: about 1506

Died: 1562

Biography

Cornelius Canis was a Renaissance composer associated with the Imperial Chapel of Charles V. He succeeded Thomas Crecquillon as maître de chapelle in 1545, and was in turn succeeded by Nicolas Payen in 1556. Canis is a Latinisation of the Flemish name d'Hondt.

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List of choral works

Sacred works

Ave sanctissima Maria Ceciliam intra cubiculum orante invenit

Quem dicunt homines Tota pulchra es

Virgo gloriosa semper evangelium Christi

Secular works

Cueur prisonnier D'amours me plains Ung doulx ian ian En desirant Gens qui parlez Il estoit une fillette Il me suffit de tous mes maux Je suis aymé

Je suis content Mal et souscy Mamie a eut de dieu Mariez moy mon pere Par vous seulle Quant je suis Reconfortez Si iay de moy

Si j'avois l'heur Si par souffrir I Si par souffrir II Ta bonne grace Tous mes amis Trop endurer ce m'est

 
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Publications

Canis was featured in the following anthologies:

• Cantiones selectissimae liber primus (ed. Sigmund Salminger) (Augsburg: Ulhart, 1548)
• Motetti del laberinto libro terzo (ed. Girolamo Scotto) (Venice: Scotto, 1554)

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