Eustache du Caurroy
Eustache du Caurroy, born in 1549 in Gerberoy, France, was a French Renaissance
composer. Beginning in 1570 as a singer in the royal chapel under Kings Charles
IX, Henry III, and Henry IV, he gained renown as a composer after winning prizes
at the Évreux composition contest in 1575 and 1576. In 1595, he was appointed
court conductor and Compositeur de la musique de la chambre. Du Caurroy is best
known for his Missa pro defunctis, which was first performed at the funeral of
King Henry IV in 1610 and remained an official funeral mass for French royalty
for 115 years. His works were...
