Regnart, Jacques (c. 1539–1599)

Flemish composer, brother of François Regnart. His two other brothers, Charles and Paschasius, contributed motets to a collection in which François and Jacques also appeared. The collection was edited by a fifth brother, Augustin, a canon at Lille.

He went to Vienna and Prague as a pupil to the Imperial chapel at an early age, became a tenor there in the 1560s, and in the 1570s was choirmaster and vice-kapellmeister. In 1585–96 he was in the service of the Archduke Ferdinand at Innsbruck, but lived in Prague for the last five years of his life.

Works Church music 37 Masses, 195 motets.

Songs canzone italiane and German songs for five voices.