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 Paris (capital city and largest city of France), Died 1560
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1896 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berliner | 900[a] | 7-in. | Before June 1896 | Old Hundred | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Berliner | 4262 | 7-in. | Before February 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 | |
| Victor | D9RB-0254 | 10-in. | 3/3/1949 | All people that on earth do dwell | RCA Victor Chorale ; Robert Shaw ; Carl Wenrich | Vocal chorus, with organ | composer | |
| Columbia | 394 | 7-in. | approximately 1901 | Onward, Christian soldiers | Columbia Band | Band | composer | |
| Columbia | 394 | 10-in. | approximately 1901 | Onward, Christian soldiers | Columbia Band | Band | composer | |
| Columbia | 445 | 10-in. | approximately 1901 | Old Hundred | Artists vary | Male vocal solo, with chimes and organ | composer | |
| Columbia | 445 | 7-in. | between 1901 and September 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 January 8, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104303.
Bourgeois, Louis. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 8, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104303.
"Bourgeois, Louis." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 8 January 2026.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Loys Bourgeois
Discogs: Louis Bourgeois
IMSLP: Louis Bourgeois
RILM: Louis Bourgeois
RISM: Louis Bourgeois
Britannica: Louis Bourgeois
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Bourgeois, Louis, active 16th century - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83143772
Wikidata: Loys Bourgeois - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q493014
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/305070562
MusicBrainz: Loys Bourgeois - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/bd386e77-a13b-4031-af06-9d1ba308132e
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1809117 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1809117
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