the Wars of Religion. Some of these may have been written before the outbreak of the war in 1562. His secular music either uses the imitative style of the first generation of Parisian chanson writers, especially for older texts, or the more current homophonic style for settings of more recent verse. As with many of the chanson composers of the time, he liked setting the poetry of Pierre de Ronsard. Most of his secular chansons are for three voices; his Cantiques spirituels are for four. Clereau's music was published both in Lyons and Paris. References Howard Mayer Brown: "Chanson, 4." The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, ed. Stanley Sadie. 20 vol. London, Macmillan Publishers Ltd., 1980. Frank Dobbins: "Pierre Cadéac", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (Accessed July 20, 2007), (subscription access) Notes External links French classical composers French male classical composers 1560s deaths Renaissance composers Chanson composers Year of birth unknown