Maxime Jacob

Maxime Jacob, or Dom Clément Jacob, (13 January 1906, Bordeaux – 26 February 1977, Abbaye En-Calcat, Dourgne, Tarn) was a French composer and organist.

Biography

Jacob studied at the Paris Conservatory with Charles Koechlin and André Gedalge; an admirer of Darius Milhaud and Erik Satie, he was a member of the Ecole d'Acueil. In 1929, Jacob converted from Judaism to Catholicism (influenced by Jacques Maritain) and became a Benedictine monk. He would go on to study organ with Maurice Duruflé, as well as Gregorian chant.

Jacob also published two books, L'art et la grâce (1939) and Souvenirs a deux voix (1969).

In the Anglosphere, his hymn tune "Living God" in 77.77 meter with 77.77 refrain, used for I Received the Living God (J'ai reçu le Dieu vivant),[1] is well known.

Notes

  1. ↑ Musica Sacra Forum http://forum.musicasacra.com/forum/discussion/4940/vatican-ii-hymnal-installment-5-hymn-selections-completed-/p2 (copyright for hymn held by Éditions du Seuil)—Hymnary.org and Soundclick.com,among others, have listed the hymn as "Anonymous."

Works

Vocal
Orchestral
Chamber music
Miscellaneous

Further reading


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