He was born in
Lorraine about 1580. He was unable to read music, but had great power of execution, and
Marin Mersenne mentions his gift of modulating the tones of the violin. He was dancing master to
Anne of Denmark, wife of
James VI and I; later he was dancing master to
Henrietta Maria, Queen of
Charles I of England, and came with her to England. The King took great delight in hearing him play the violin. Cordier returned to Paris when the
Civil War broke out. His tomb at
Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois was restored in 1843.
François de Chancy's
Tablature de Mandore (Paris, 1629), contains a graceful
branle by Cordier. ==References==