Little is known about Sermisy's youth, even his birthdate is unknown. In 1508 the young Sermisy was appointed as a singer in the Royal Chapel of Louis XII, where he was also a cleric - this probably happened when he was 18. He was a famous composer of sacred music. Today we understand that Sermisy's most famous contribution to music literature is his output of chansons, of which there are approximately 175.
Ercole de Roberti: Portia and Brutus
D'ou vien cela is the song of a disappointed lover to his beloved, trying to ensure her about his deep devotion. The tune consists of 6 lines which are all quite long and they are arranged to a surprising musical structure of ABABCC, however, B is a slightly higher variant of A, and moreover, C is also a variant of A. The opus was so famous that several contemporary arrangements were written, including the one of the great Cabezón, transcribed to the lute. The tune is in the upmost part, played mostly by the fifth finger of the right hand in this clavirchord interpretation of Cabezón's work.
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