1507 - 1568
Jacques Arcadelt (also Jacob Arcadelt; 10 August 1507 – 14 October 1568) was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance, active in both Italy and France, and principally known as a composer of secular vocal music. Although he also wrote sacred vocal music, he was one of the most famous of the early composers of madrigals; his first book of madrigals, published within a decade of the appearance of the earliest examples of the form, was the most widely printed collection of madrigals of the entire era. In addition to his work as a madrigalist, and distinguishing him from the other prominent early composers of madrigals – Philippe Verdelot and Costanzo Festa – he was equally prolific and adept at composing chansons, particularly late in his career when he lived in Paris.Arcadelt was the most influential member of the early phase of madrigal composition, the "classic" phase; it was through Arcadelt's publications, more than those of any other composer, that the madrigal became known outside of Italy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacques Arcadelt has received more than 125,306 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Arcadelt is the 291st most popular composer (down from 253rd in 2019), the 151st most popular biography from Belgium (down from 127th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Belgian Composer.
Jacques Arcadelt is most famous for his madrigals. He also wrote motets, chansons, and other sacred music.
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Among composers, Jacques Arcadelt ranks 291 out of 1,216. Before him are Eduard Hanslick, Charles Ives, Julius Fučík, Nicolaus Bruhns, Giovanni Battista Sammartini, and Alan Silvestri. After him are Antonio Soler, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Bernard Herrmann, Gustave Charpentier, Georges Auric, and Christian Gottlob Neefe.
1825 - 1904
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 285
1874 - 1954
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 286
1872 - 1916
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 287
1665 - 1697
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 288
1700 - 1775
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 289
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 290
1507 - 1568
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 291
1729 - 1783
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 292
1872 - 1958
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 293
1911 - 1975
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 294
1860 - 1956
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 295
1899 - 1983
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 296
1748 - 1798
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 297
Among people born in 1507, Jacques Arcadelt ranks 6. Before him are Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal, Jiajing Emperor, Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, and Altan Khan. After him are Johannes Sturm, Inés Suárez, Ferrante Gonzaga, Bálint Bakfark, Marie of Baden-Sponheim, and Alvise I Mocenigo. Among people deceased in 1568, Jacques Arcadelt ranks 6. Before him are Elisabeth of Valois, Carlos, Prince of Asturias, Jean Parisot de Valette, Albert, Duke of Prussia, and Lamoral, Count of Egmont. After him are Stanislaus Kostka, Andrés de Urdaneta, Sophie of Pomerania, Philip de Montmorency, Count of Horn, Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Christoph, Duke of Württemberg.
1507 - 1582
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 1
1507 - 1578
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 2
1507 - 1567
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 3
1507 - 1573
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 4
1507 - 1582
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 5
1507 - 1568
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 6
1507 - 1589
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 7
1507 - 1580
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 8
1507 - 1557
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 9
1507 - 1576
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 10
1507 - 1580
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 11
1507 - 1577
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 12
1545 - 1568
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 1
1545 - 1568
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 2
1494 - 1568
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 3
1490 - 1568
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 4
1522 - 1568
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 5
1507 - 1568
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 6
1550 - 1568
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 7
1498 - 1568
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 8
1498 - 1568
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 9
1524 - 1568
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 10
1489 - 1568
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 11
1515 - 1568
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 12
Among people born in Belgium, Jacques Arcadelt ranks 151 out of 1,019. Before him are Princess Clémentine of Belgium (1872), Toots Thielemans (1922), Henry I, Duke of Brabant (1165), Theroigne de Mericourt (1762), Eric Walter Elst (1936), and Bartholomeus Spranger (1546). After him are The Singing Nun (1933), Jacob Le Maire (1585), Elio Di Rupo (1951), Leo Baekeland (1863), Charles Michel (1975), and John I, Duke of Brabant (1252).
1872 - 1955
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 145
1922 - 2016
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 146
1165 - 1235
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 147
1762 - 1817
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 148
1936 - 2022
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 149
1546 - 1611
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 150
1507 - 1568
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 151
1933 - 1985
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 152
1585 - 1616
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 153
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 154
1863 - 1944
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 155
1975 - Present
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 156
1252 - 1294
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 157
Among composers born in Belgium, Jacques Arcadelt ranks 11. Before him are Adrian Willaert (1490), Gilles Binchois (1400), Eugène Ysaÿe (1858), Henri Vieuxtemps (1820), Jacob Obrecht (1457), and André Grétry (1741). After him are Pierre De Geyter (1848), Heinrich Isaac (1450), Cipriano de Rore (1515), Johannes Tinctoris (1435), Pierre de la Rue (1460), and Charles Auguste de Bériot (1802).
1490 - 1562
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 5
1400 - 1460
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 6
1858 - 1931
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 7
1820 - 1881
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 8
1457 - 1505
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 9
1741 - 1813
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 10
1507 - 1568
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 11
1848 - 1932
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 12
1450 - 1517
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 13
1515 - 1565
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 14
1435 - 1511
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 15
1460 - 1518
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 16
1802 - 1870
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 17