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Léonin
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Léonin (also Leoninus, Leonius, Leo) (fl. 1150s — d. ? 1201) is the first known significant composer of polyphonic organum. He was probably… read moreLéonin (also Leoninus, Leonius, Leo) (fl. 1150s — d. ? 1201) is the first known significant composer of polyphonic organum. He was probably French, and he probably lived and worked in Paris at the Notre Dame Cathedral, and was the earlie… read moreLéonin (also Leoninus, Leonius, Leo) (fl. 1150s — d. ? 1201) is the first known significant composer of polyphonic organum. He was probably French, and he probably lived and worked in Paris at the Notre Dame Cathedral, and was the earliest member of the Notre Dame school of polyphony who is known… read more
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Pérotin
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Pérotin (fl. c. 1200) was a European composer, believed to be French, who lived around the end of the twelfth and beginning of the thirteen… read morePérotin (fl. c. 1200) was a European composer, believed to be French, who lived around the end of the twelfth and beginning of the thirteenth century. He was the most famous member of the Notre Dame school of polyphony. He was one of ver… read morePérotin (fl. c. 1200) was a European composer, believed to be French, who lived around the end of the twelfth and beginning of the thirteenth century. He was the most famous member of the Notre Dame school of polyphony. He was one of very few composers of his day whose name has been preserved, an… read more
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Guillaume Dufay
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Guillaume Dufay (most probably 1397 - 1474) was an early renaissance composer, and the first of many polyphonic masters from the Low Countr… read moreGuillaume Dufay (most probably 1397 - 1474) was an early renaissance composer, and the first of many polyphonic masters from the Low Countries (modern Belgium, the Netherlands, and northern France). He was not an innovator, with the exce… read moreGuillaume Dufay (most probably 1397 - 1474) was an early renaissance composer, and the first of many polyphonic masters from the Low Countries (modern Belgium, the Netherlands, and northern France). He was not an innovator, with the exception of a few late works, and wrote within a stable traditi… read more
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Folquet de Marseille
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Folquet de Marselha, alternatively Folquet de Marseille, Foulques de Toulouse, Fulk of Toulouse (c. 1150 – 25 December 1231) came from a Ge… read moreFolquet de Marselha, alternatively Folquet de Marseille, Foulques de Toulouse, Fulk of Toulouse (c. 1150 – 25 December 1231) came from a Genoese merchant family who lived in Marseille. He is known as a trobadour, and then as a fiercely a… read moreFolquet de Marselha, alternatively Folquet de Marseille, Foulques de Toulouse, Fulk of Toulouse (c. 1150 – 25 December 1231) came from a Genoese merchant family who lived in Marseille. He is known as a trobadour, and then as a fiercely anti-Cathar bishop of Toulouse. Troubadour Initially famed as… read more
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Peire d'Alvernhe
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Peire d'Alvernhe or d'Alvernha (Pèire in modern Occitan; b. c. 1130) was an Auvergnat troubadour (active 1149–1170), twenty-one o… read morePeire d'Alvernhe or d'Alvernha (Pèire in modern Occitan; b. c. 1130) was an Auvergnat troubadour (active 1149–1170), twenty-one or twenty-four of whose works survive. His style was "esoteric" and "formally comple… read morePeire d'Alvernhe or d'Alvernha (Pèire in modern Occitan; b. c. 1130) was an Auvergnat troubadour (active 1149–1170), twenty-one or twenty-four of whose works survive. His style was "esoteric" and "formally complex" (i.e., trobar clus) and among the early troubadours … read more
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Jaufré Rudel
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This is mistagged for Jaufre Rudel; it would help Last.fm if you could correct your tags. No! No! No! Jaufré is the real French name! with … read moreThis is mistagged for Jaufre Rudel; it would help Last.fm if you could correct your tags. No! No! No! Jaufré is the real French name! with an "é" at the end! View wikiThis is mistagged for Jaufre Rudel; it would help Last.fm if you could correct your tags. No! No! No! Jaufré is the real French name! with an "é" at the end! View wiki
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Gillebert de Berneville
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Gillebert (Guillebert) de Berneville (fl. c. 1250–70) was a French trouvère. According to Theodore Karp, in its time, "his poetry was … read moreGillebert (Guillebert) de Berneville (fl. c. 1250–70) was a French trouvère. According to Theodore Karp, in its time, "his poetry was much appreciated", but it is "either original nor profound," rather he was and is a… read moreGillebert (Guillebert) de Berneville (fl. c. 1250–70) was a French trouvère. According to Theodore Karp, in its time, "his poetry was much appreciated", but it is "either original nor profound," rather he was and is admired more for "facility, grace and mastery of form&qu… read more
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Bertran de Born
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Bertran de Born (1140s – by 1215) was a baron from the Limousin in France, and one of the major Occitan troubadours of the twelfth century. View wikiBertran de Born (1140s – by 1215) was a baron from the Limousin in France, and one of the major Occitan troubadours of the twelfth century. View wikiBertran de Born (1140s – by 1215) was a baron from the Limousin in France, and one of the major Occitan troubadours of the twelfth century. View wiki
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Peire Vidal
726 listeners
Peire Vidal (c.1160 - 1205?) Troubadour, born in Toulouse; active from 1175 onwards not only in Provence, Spain and northern Italy but also… read morePeire Vidal (c.1160 - 1205?) Troubadour, born in Toulouse; active from 1175 onwards not only in Provence, Spain and northern Italy but also at the Hungarian court. Apparently an eccentric character, he exploited the esoteric style known … read morePeire Vidal (c.1160 - 1205?) Troubadour, born in Toulouse; active from 1175 onwards not only in Provence, Spain and northern Italy but also at the Hungarian court. Apparently an eccentric character, he exploited the esoteric style known as the 'trobar clos'; thirteen of his forty poems … read more
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Arnaut Daniel
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Arnaut Danièl was a Provençal troubadour of the 13th century, praised by Dante and called "Grand Master of Love" by Petrarch. In … read moreArnaut Danièl was a Provençal troubadour of the 13th century, praised by Dante and called "Grand Master of Love" by Petrarch. In the 20th century he was lauded by Ezra Pound as the greatest poet to have ever lived. According to… read moreArnaut Danièl was a Provençal troubadour of the 13th century, praised by Dante and called "Grand Master of Love" by Petrarch. In the 20th century he was lauded by Ezra Pound as the greatest poet to have ever lived. According to one vida, Daniel was born of a noble family at the castle o… read more