François Roussel
François Roussel (c.1510 – after 1577), also known as Francesco Rosselli (the Italian version of his name), was a French Renaissance composer of both sacred and secular music. His works included motets, masses, madrigals, and songs.

Little is known about Roussel's life in France, apart from his having been a protégé of Guillaume de Gadagne in Lyons sometime before 1568. He was primarily active in Rome. Records show that he was employed as a musician by Cardinal Alessandro Farnese in 1544 and was listed again as a member of his household in 1563. He was the "maestro di cappella" of the Cappella Giulia, the choir of St. Peter's Basilica, from 1548 until 1550 when he was succeeded by Palestrina. In his first volume of madrigals, Palestrina wrote one in praise of Roussel declaring that he "must surely have been 
in heaven whence he brought down the divine harmony to mortals."

Roussel later served as the "maestro di cappella" in three other Roman churches: San Lorenzo in Damaso (1564–1566), San Luigi dei Francesi (1566–1571), and San Giovanni in Laterano (1572–1575).

His motet "Adoramus te, Christe" performed by the Sistine Chapel Choir appears on the 2019 Deutsche Grammophon recording "O Crux Benedicta".
Q201405
Renaissance
Concept
Q188285
motets
Concept
Q193217
madrigal
Concept
Q3120331
Guillaume de Gadagne
PER
Q248459
Cardinal Alessandro Farnese
PER
Q215793
maestro di cappella
Concept
Q1034844
Cappella Giulia
ORG
Q12512
St. Peter's Basilica
LOC
Q179277
Palestrina
PER
Q1886229
San Lorenzo in Damaso
LOC
Q638283
San Luigi dei Francesi
LOC
Q84090
San Giovanni in Laterano
LOC
Q1236085
Sistine Chapel Choir
ORG
Q168407
Deutsche Grammophon
ORG
Q3085753
François Roussel
PER
1577-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1577
DATE
1568-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1568
DATE
1544-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1544
DATE
1563-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1563
DATE
1548-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1548
DATE
1550-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1550
DATE
2019-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
2019
DATE
+1510^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
1510
NUMBER
+1564^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
1564
NUMBER
+1566^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
1566
NUMBER
+1566^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
1566
NUMBER
+1571^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
1571
NUMBER
+1572^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
1572
NUMBER
+1575^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
1575
NUMBER
date of death
occupation