Louis Bourgeois (b. Paris, France, c. 1510; d. Paris, 1561). In both his early and later years Bourgeois wrote French songs to entertain the rich, but in the history of church music he is known especially for his contribution to the Genevan Psalter. Apparently moving to Geneva in 1541, the same year John Calvin returned to Geneva from Strasbourg, Bourgeois served as cantor and master of the choristers at both St. Pierre and St. Gervais, which is to say he was music director there under the pastoral leadership of Calvin. Bourgeois used the choristers to teach the new psalm tunes to the congregation.
The extent of Bourgeois's involvement in the Genevan Psalter is a matter of scholarly debate. Calvin had published several partial psalter… Go to person page >
Tune Title: [My God, my God, why dost Thou me forsake]First Line: My God, my God, why dost Thou me forsakeComposer: H. E. W.; L. BourgeoisKey: f minorDate: 1899Source: Genevan Ps. XXII in half.
Tune Title: GENEVAN PSALM 22First Line: I sought the Lord, and afterward I knewMeter: 10.10.10.10.Key: e minorDate: 1958Source: Abridged from "Genevan Psalter," 1549
Tune Title: GENEVAN PSALM 22First Line: My God, my God, why dost Thou me forsake?Composer: Louis BourgeoisMeter: 10 10 10 5.Key: f minorDate: 1918Source: As set in Yattendon Hymnal, No. 77, 1899.
Tune Title: GENEVAN PSALM 22First Line: My God, my God, why dost Thou me forsake?Composer: Louis BourgeoisMeter: 10 10 10 5.Key: f minorDate: 1936Source: Yattendon Hymnal, 1899, As set in
Tune Title: GENEVAN PSALM 22First Line: My God, my God, why dost Thou me forsake?Composer: Louis BourgeoisMeter: 10 10 10 5.Key: f minorDate: 1930Source: Yattendon Hymnal, 1899, As set in