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He is known to have been in Paris in 1549, probably studying at the University of Paris, since he published a book of chansons there. He moved to Metz in 1557, converting to Protestantism, and is known to have been associated with the Huguenot cause there; however he left Metz due to the increasing hostility of the city authorities to Protestants during the Wars of Religion. First he settled in native town of Besançon, and later moved to Lyon. He was killed there in the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre.

Goudimel is most famous for his four-part settings of the psalms in the Genevan Psalter , in the metrical French versions of Clément MarotClement Marot ( 1496- 1544), was a French poet of the Renaissance period. Marot was born at Cahors, the capital of the province of Quercy, some time during the winter of 1496-1497. His father, Jean Marot (c. 1463-1523), whose more correct name appears to. Unlike other settings at the time, he puts the melody in the topmost voice, the method which has prevailed in hymnody to the present day. In addition he composed massesThis article discusses the Mass as a standard form of classical music composition. For the Mass and its meaning as a part of the Eucharistic liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church, see Mass (liturgy). For mass as a concept in physics, see mass. The Mass as, motetsIn Western music, motet is a word that is applied to a number of highly varied choral musical compositions. The name comes either from the Latin movere ("to move") or a Latinized version of Old French mot "word" or "verbal utterance. If from the Latin, th, and a considerable body of secular chansons, almost all of which date from before his conversion to Protestantism (probably around 1560). Goudimel’s style tends to be homophonic, with an intriguing use of syncopatedIn music, syncopation is the stressing of a normally unstressed beat in a bar or the failure to sound a tone on an accented beat. For example, in 4/4 time, the first and third beats are normally stressed. If, instead, the second and fourth beats are stres rhythm to spice up inner parts, especially in the chansons.