Clemens was succentor at Bruges Cathedral from March 1544 until June 1545. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-06-01] Reference
In April 1504 he was appointed ‘master of song or succentor and master of the choirboys’ at St Rombout's in Mechelen. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-05-01] Reference
In 1460 we find him in the post of “succentor” or deputy precentor at Orleans Cathedral, where he became choirmaster in 1463. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-06-01] Reference
Later that month he was installed in the residence of the late choirmaster and in July was confirmed by the chapter as succentor. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-05-01] Reference
During his adult career he held positions, often short-lived and variously as choirmaster or succentor, at churches or cathedrals in Bergen op Zoom, Cambrai, Bruges, and Antwerp. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-05-01] Reference
She was ordained in 1997 in the Diocese of London where in addition to her parish duties she served as Secretary of the ecumenical body Churchlink West London and as an alternate succentor at St Paul's Cathedral. From Wordnik.com. [Archbishop's new Secretary for Anglican Communion Affairs] Reference
The chapter acts of the cathedral for 12 March 1544 mention ‘Jacobus Clement Pbro’ presbyter, and on 26 March Clemens was nominated succentor ‘per modum probae’; the fact that he had to pass a proficiency examination indicates that he was hardly known. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-06-01] Reference
He was a professor for many years, canon of the cathedral, and would seem to have had also the office of cantor or succentor. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip] Reference
This was framed on the usual Norman model, with dean, precentor, chancellor, and treasurer, whose duties were exactly defined, some thirty-two canons, a subdean, and succentor. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip] Reference
In addition to the special members of a chapter already mentioned there are usually appointed the following, in order to secure well-ordered services: precentor, sacristan, cancellor, succentor, punctator, hebdomadarian. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux] Reference
Mass (the succentor performing a similar office to the canons and clerks); recruited and taught the choir, directed its rehearsals and supervised its official functions; interpreted the rubrics and explained the ceremonies, ordered in a general way the Divine Office and sometimes composed desired hymns, sequences, and lessons of saints. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss] Reference
"sub-cantor", or "succentor" (see CANTOR). From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip] Reference
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