reverent: "I'm broke. Go tell my friend" is the gist of the opening stanza.) Cadéac's musical style originated from the homophony and simplicity prevalent in the 1530s, especially in the Parisian chanson at the time of Clément Janequin, with clear diction, short phrases, general avoidance of dense polyphony, and abundant parallel imperfect intervals. He used these same simple textures in his sacred music, textures which contrasted considerably with the dense counterpoint being written by the Netherlanders of his generation (composers such as Nicolas Gombert). Most of his motets appeared in 1555, in a publication by Le Roy & Ballard, Petri Cadeac musici excellentissima moteta. The 18 pieces in this set are for from four to six voices. This publication was the biggest single print of his music of the time. References Howard Mayer Brown: "Chanson, 4." The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, ed. Stanley Sadie. 20 vol. London, Macmillan Publishers Ltd., 1980. Lawrence F. Bernstein: "Pierre Cadéac", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (Accessed July 16, 2007), (subscription access) George Nugent/Eric Jas: "Nicolas Gombert", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (Accessed July 16, 2007), (subscription access) Notes External links French classical composers French male classical composers Renaissance composers Chanson composers 16th-century French people Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown