Claude Gervaise (1525–1583)[1] was a French composer, editor and arranger of the Renaissance, who is remembered mainly for his association with renowned printer Pierre Attaingnant, and for his instrumental music.
Little research has been done on Gervaise's life, and details are known only of the period in which he was active in Paris as an assistant to Attaingnant.
He first appears around 1540, mentioned as an editor on the title pages for several of Attaingnant's books of instrumental dances.
Gervaise's extant output consists of chansons, mostly for three or four voices, and instrumental music, mostly dances.
He appears to have written no sacred music at all, an unusual omission for a composer of the time.