Mogens Pedersøn (c. 1583 – 1623) was a Danish
instrumentalist and composer. He is considered the most
important Danish-born composer before Deitricht
Buxtehude.
Early in his career he entered the service of the
Danish monarch, Christian IV. In 1599 he was selected
to accompany Melchior Borchgrevinck and two other
Danish court musicians to study with Giovanni Gabrieli
in Venice, returning to Denmark in 1600. After
continuing to study with Borchgrevinck, he was
appointed an instrumenta...(+)
Mogens Pedersøn (c. 1583 – 1623) was a Danish
instrumentalist and composer. He is considered the most
important Danish-born composer before Deitricht
Buxtehude.
Early in his career he entered the service of the
Danish monarch, Christian IV. In 1599 he was selected
to accompany Melchior Borchgrevinck and two other
Danish court musicians to study with Giovanni Gabrieli
in Venice, returning to Denmark in 1600. After
continuing to study with Borchgrevinck, he was
appointed an instrumentalist member of the royal chapel
in 1603.
In 1605 Pedersøn undertook a further longer trip to
study with Gabrieli with the support of King Christian,
remaining in Venice for four years. During this time he
published his first book of madrigals in 1608. These
Italian madrigals are polyphonic compositions for five
voices in a contemporary late Renaissance style.
He resumed his post at the Danish royal chapel in 1609.
However, he was one of four court musicians to travel
to England between 1611 and 1614. As James I of England
was married to Anne of Denmark there was a natural
connection between the two courts. It is from an
English manuscript copy by Francis Tregian that
Pedersøn's second book of madrigals is known.
Pedersøn was appointed assistant director of the
Danish royal chapel (under Borchgrevinck) in 1618—the
first Danish-born musician and composer to reach such a
position.
In 1620 Pedersøn made a significant contribution to
Danish church music with the publication of Pratum
spirituale. This was intended to be a practical
publication for use in worship and in schools and is
organised according to the church calendar. The
settings are for five voices, many using existing
Danish Lutheran melodies. It includes six entirely
original compositions, in an early Baroque style: a
Danish language mass, two sets of responses, and three
Latin motets. Pedersøn last appears in official
records in January 1623 and is thought to have died
shortly afterwards, in Copenhagen.
Source: Wikipedia
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogens_Peders%C3%B8n).
Although originally created for Chorus (SATB), I
created this Arrangement of the "Madrigali a cinque
voci" (Madrigals for 5 Voices) for Wind Quintet (Flute,
Oboe, English Horn, French Horn & Bassoon).
SHEET MUSIC