Guillaume Barberon

Guillaume Barberon was a musician and minor composer of the early 17th century, active in Paris.

He was only identified between 1622 and 1630: in 1622 he signed a mutual donation with his wife Marie Boittel; He was then master of the music of the house of Monseigneur Charles, Duke of Guise.

[1] On 8 December 1630 he witnessed the marriage of Pierre Bourgeois, master instrument player, residing on rue Beaubourg, with Marine Barat.

[2] Only one piece of him is known: the drinking tune Je ne puis souffrir les espris... in the VIIe Livre d’airs de cour, et de différents auteurs (Paris: Pierre I Ballard [fr], 1626.

The volume was reprinted in 1628 (RISM 1628 exp 8, Guillo 2003 n° 1628-B) but then the tune was anonymous.