context1: His secular music either uses the imitative style of the first generation of Parisian chanson <strong>writers</strong>, especially for older texts, or the more current homophonic style for settings of more recent verse. As with many of the chanson <strong>composers</strong> of the time, he liked setting the poetry of Pierre de Ronsard. Most of his secular chansons are for three voices; his Cantiques spirituels are for four.
context2: Arthur-Vincent Lourié, born Naum Izrailevich Luria (), later changed his name to Artur Sergeyevich Luriye (, 14 May 1892 in Saint Petersburg - 12 October 1966 in Princeton, New Jersey) was a significant Russian <strong>composer</strong>. Lourié played an important role in the earliest stages of the organization of Soviet music after the 1917 Revolution but later went into exile. His music reflects his close connections with contemporary <strong>writers</strong> and artists, and also his close relationship with Igor Stravinsky.