Balduin Hoyoul (1547 or 1548 – 26 November 1594) was a Belgian Renaissance composer of the Franco-Flemish school.
Hoyoul was born in Liège. From the age of 13, he was a descant singer at the court in Stuttgart under Ludwig Daser. Between 1563 and 1564, he was a pupil of Orlando di Lasso in Munich. In 1589, Hoyoul took over from his father-in-law as Hofkapellmeister in Stuttgart. In 1593, he applied, unsuccessfully, for the more prestigious court post at Dresden. He died of the plague in Stuttgart in 1594 and was succeeded in Stuttgart by another pupil of Lasso, Leonhard Lechner.
Works Sacrae cantiones, 5–10 voices, Nuremberg, 1587 Geistliche Lieder und Psalmen, Nuremberg, 1589Edition in Handbuch der deutschen evangelischen Kirchenmusik Göttingen, 1935 Missa "Anchor che col partire" Missa super "Rossignoles qui chantes au vert" 8 Magnificats 19 German hymns Latin motets
Recordings Hoyoul: Sacræ Cantiones: Hofkapelle, dir. Michael Procter. Christophorus.
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