Pierre Guédron (c. 1570 in Châteaudun – c. 1620 in Paris), was a French singer and composer.
Guédron's Est-ce Mars (1613) was especially popular and is known in versions by Sweelinck (keyboard), Scheidt (5 part strings) and Vallet (4 lutes of different sizes).
Works 6 books of Airs de cour à quatre et cinq parties Airs de différents autheurs mis en tablature de luth 1602: Ballet sur la Naissance de Monseigneur le duc de Vendosme 1610: Ballet de Monseigneur le duc de Vendosme oder Ballet d'Alcine 1613: Ballet de Madame 1614: Ballet des Argonautes 1615: Ballet du Triomphe de Minerve 1615: Ballet de Monsieur le Prince 1617: Ballet du Roy ou Ballet de la Délivrance de Renaud 1618: Ballet des Princes 1619: Ballet du Roy sur L'Adventure de Tancrède en la forest enchantée
Editions available There is a large CNRS library edition of Air de cour. Garland published a facsimile of the original print which is now out of print.
References
External links Free scores by Pierre Guédron on International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)