Verdonck, Cornells

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Verdonck, Cornells

Verdonck, Cornells, Flemish composer; b. Turn-hout, 1563; d. Antwerp, July 5,1625. He was a chorister in the court chapel of Philip II in Madrid before studying with Séverin Cornet in Antwerp. After singing in the royal chapel in Madrid (1584-98), he pursued his career in his homeland. He was a skilled composer of chansons and madrigals. He also wrote some sacred music, including a Magnificat and motets.

Bibliography

P. Bergmans, La biographie du compositeur C. V (Brussels, 1919).

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