Louis Bourgeois

Loys "Louis" Bourgeois (French: [buʁʒwa]; c. 1510 – 1559) was a French composer and music theorist of the Renaissance. He is most famous as one of the main compilers of Calvinist hymn tunes in the middle of the 16th century. One of the most famous melodies in all of Christendom, the tune known as the Old 100th, to which the Protestant doxology is often sung, is commonly attributed to him.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1510 (Paris), Died 1560

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1896 - 1928

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Berliner	900[a]	7-in.	Before June 1896	Old Hundred	J. W. Myers	Male vocal solo	composer
Berliner	4262	7-in.	Before Feb. 1899	Old Hundred	Vocal quartet (unidentified; Berliner Gramophone Co.)	Vocal quartet	composer
Berliner	0207	7-in.	6/6/1899	Old Hundred	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Victor	BVE-49185	10-in.	12/14/1928	Old Hundred	Victor Symphonic Band	Band	composer
Columbia	394	7-in.	ca. 1901	Onward, Christian soldiers	Columbia Band	Band	composer
Columbia	394	10-in.	ca. 1901	Onward, Christian soldiers	Columbia Band	Band	composer
Columbia	445	10-in.	ca. 1901	Old Hundred	Artists vary	Male vocal solo, with chimes and organ	composer
Columbia	445	7-in.	ca. 1901-Sept. 1902	The old hundred	Artists vary	Male vocal solo, with chimes and organ	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bourgeois, Louis," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104303.

Bourgeois, Louis. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104303.

"Bourgeois, Louis." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.