Guillielmus Messaus

Guillielmus Messaus

Guillielmus Messaus (1589 – 1640) was a Flemish composer from Antwerp.

He is now remembered mostly as a very productive musical arranger of 'cantiones natalitiae', Christmas songs, which were very popular in the Low Countries.

He was cantor at the Antwerp city-church of St. Walburgis.


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