Estienne du Tertre
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Estienne du Tertre was a French
composer. He spent most of his life in Paris
and worked as an editor for the publisher Attaingnant. Many of his chanson
s were published.
Du Tertre published suyttes de bransles in 1557, giving us the first use of the term "Suite
", although the usual form of the time was as pairs of dances.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
composer. He spent most of his life in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and worked as an editor for the publisher Attaingnant. Many of his chanson
Chanson
A chanson is in general any lyric-driven French song, usually polyphonic and secular. A singer specialising in chansons is known as a "chanteur" or "chanteuse" ; a collection of chansons, especially from the late Middle Ages and Renaissance, is also known as a chansonnier.-Chanson de geste:The...
s were published.
Du Tertre published suyttes de bransles in 1557, giving us the first use of the term "Suite
Suite
In music, a suite is an ordered set of instrumental or orchestral pieces normally performed in a concert setting rather than as accompaniment; they may be extracts from an opera, ballet , or incidental music to a play or film , or they may be entirely original movements .In the...
", although the usual form of the time was as pairs of dances.