Cir­ca 1540, Douai, Nord, France.

October 16, 1599, in Prague, Czech­o­slo­vakia, or in Vi­en­na, Aus­tria.

Regnart be­gan his mu­sic­al ca­reer as a choir boy in Dou­ai, Pi­car­dy. He later stu­died in Vi­en­na, and, be­gin­ning in 1557, served the Haps­burgs in Prague and Vi­en­na (al­so stu­dying in It­a­ly 1568-70). He was ap­point­ed vice-Ka­pell­meist­er in Prague in 1579, and in Inns­bruck in 1582. His works in­clude:

• Schöne Kurz­weil­ige Te­tusche Lied­er, 1574

• Erickson, pp. 376-7
• Randel, p. 734

1. Auf Mein­en Lieb­en Gott