La Prosopographie des chantres de la Renaissance (PCR) rassemble les biographies des chanteurs professionnels employés dans les chapelles princières et les principales églises européennes de c. 1350 à c. 1600. À ce jour, la base de données recueille environ 4500 entrées, qui sont progressivement traitées pour être rendues publique en ligne. Ces notices rassemblent une grande variété de données structurées sur les chanteurs, telles que les variantes multilingues de leurs noms, leurs dates et lieux d'activités, l'identification de leurs mécènes ou leurs carrières ecclésiastiques et bénéficiales, ainsi que leurs biographies entièrement rédigées. Bien que la PCR inclut inévitablement la plupart des compositeurs de la fin du Moyen Âge et de la Renaissance, elle vise avant tout à enrichir les biographies de leurs collègues employés dans les mêmes établissements qui, n'ayant pas été identifiés comme auteurs d'œuvres musicales, ont beaucoup moins retenu l'attention des musicologues et des historiens. La PCR est un projet en cours. Ses notices élaborées dans le back-office font l'objet de constantes validations éditoriales pour publication en ligne, et elle s'enrichit régulièrement de nouvelles notices.

Historique du projet
Initié comme un élargissement des annexes prosopographiques de la thèse de doctorat de David Fiala sur les musiciens de la cour de Bourgogne à la fin du XVe siècle (Fiala 2002), le projet a démarré en 2007 avec une campagne financée par l’Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR), en collaboration avec l’Université de Rouen, le Centre d’études supérieures de la Renaissance (CESR) de l’Université de Tours, le CNRS et Le STUDIUM: Institut d'études avancées du Val-de-Loire. En 2010, la PCR a été alignée avec les informations de la Bibliography of Singers in Continental Europe, 1450-1500 de Rob Wegman (Wegman BSCE), un projet précuseur de la PCR mais qui n'a jamais été accessible que sous la forme d'une impression papier d'une ancienne base de données informatique (sur l'ancêtre de tous ces projets, qui ne vit jamais le jour, voir Perkins 1987). Une autre étape importante dans l'enrichissement de la base de données a été l'inclusion systématique des biographies de tous les chanteurs employés dans les Saintes-Chapelles françaises, dans le cadre d'un autre projet financé par l'ANR en 2011-2015 (pour les Saintes-Chapelles de Paris et de Bourges : Szpirglas 2015). Une première interface publique en ligne a été lancée en 2017, donnant un accès complet à 4 557 entrées mais dans des états éditoriaux très divers (lien ci-dessous). Cette ancienne interface, qui n'a été ni maintenue, ni corrigée, ni enrichie depuis, est désormais remplacée par celle-ci, qui offre un contrôle éditorial et une structuration des données bien plus avancés.

Périmètre et caractéristiques de la base de données
La base de données rassemble principalement les recherches biographiques sur des chanteurs actifs en France, en Italie et aux Pays-Bas, mais considère également les activités des chanteurs en Espagne, en Allemagne, et dans d’autres pays européens. Certaines notices dans la base de données sont en cours de rédaction, et ne proposent que des esquisses biographiques, tandis que d’autres sont complètes, accessibles en français et en anglais. La recherche plein texte est possible, mais les requêtes en français donnent de meilleurs résultats car un grand nombre de biographies sont écrites en français.

Le modèle de données de la PCR repose sur un principe de structuration des biographies comme séries d'événements. Un événement est un noeud d'informations situé dans le temps et mettant en relation un individu avec différents éléments tels que : type d'événement, rôle, lieu, institution. La production d'événements étant la tâche la plus chronophage de l'enrichissement de la PCR, ils ne sont que progressivements attachés aux biographies. La qualité et la précision des réponses aux requêtes avancées dépendent directement de la disponibilité d'événements correspondants.

Ressources associées à la PCR
En plus de sa bibliographie de plusieurs centaines de références, la PCR tient à jour son propre référentiel de dépôts d'archives européens, tandis que ses renvois à la documentation conservée en bibliothèques recourent aux sigles du RISM. Elle tient également à jour un thésaurus multilingue de prénoms et de leurs diminutifs qui facilite les identifications dans des contextes divers, ou des tables de mécènes et d'établissements musicaux.

Les musicologues intéressés à contribuer peuvent contacter la personne responsable du projet, David Fiala.

Fichiers

Échantillon de 65 biographies de la PCR en rédaction bilingue français et anglais, décembre 2008

Liens externes

Ancienne interface de la PCR (2017) (Accès complet aux données de la PCR à la date de 2017, dans des état éditoriaux très variables)

Bibliographie

[Fiala 2002]

Fiala, D., 2002, Le mécénat musical des ducs de Bourgogne et des princes de la maison de Habsbourgs : 1467-1506 : étude documentaire et prosopographique, Thèse de doctorat soutenue à Tours, 2002 http://www.sudoc.fr/069901945.

[Perkins 1987]

Perkins, L. L., 1987, RENARC: A Data Base of Archival References concerning Music and Musicians of the Renaissance, Acta Musicologica, 59, p. 300‑307 https://www.jstor.org/stable/932950 (consulté le 12 septembre 2025).

[Szpirglas 2015]

Szpirglas, J., 2015, Prosopographie des musiciens des Saintes-Chapelles de Paris (1248 - ca1640) et de Bourges (1405 - ca1640), Thèse de doctorat soutenue à , 2015 https://theses.fr/2015TOUR2027 (consulté le 27 avril 2024).

[Wegman BSCE]

Wegman, R. C., 1990, Bibliography of singers in Continental Europe (1450-1500) https://www.academia.edu/128192308/Rob_C_Wegman_Bibliography_of_Singers_in_Continental_Europe_1990_.

Contributeurs

Jane Alden

collab_surname Guillaume Avocat

Hyacinthe Belliot

Bonnie Blackburn

Bruno Bouckaert

Hendrik Callewier

Camilla Cavicchi

Stefano Maria Cingolani

Theodor Dumitrescu

David Fiala

Maya Gerrand

Marco Gurrieri

Andrew Kirkman

Qing Lee

Grantley McDonald

Patrice Nicolas

Ludovic Nys

Frédérique Pilleboue

Alejandro Planchart

Richard Sherr

Jacques Szpirglas

Fañch Thoraval

Philippe Vendrix


Abel fl. 1540

Rôles : Composer

Abel Patuges fl. 1532/1535

Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Singer

Adam [Adam —] fl. circa 1430

Rôles : Composer

Adam Hocquet fl. 1414-1446†

Rôles : Member of a church (musician)

A. de Leonibus fl. 1479/1482

Rôles : Member of a court chapel (musician)

Rôles : Member of a court chapel (lower ranked officer)

Adrian Henri dit Frelorion [Adrian Henrici] fl. 1503/1507

Rôles : Member of a church (musician)

Adrian Le Roy circa 1520-1598

Rôles : Composer ; Employer/Patron ; Instrumentalist ; Lutenist ; Music printer ; Printer/Publisher

Adrian Willaert fl. 1515-1562†

Rôles : Choirmaster ; Composer ; Instrumentalist ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer ; Teacher

Adrien Basin fl. 1456-1498†

Rôles : Cleric ; Composer ; Member of a confraternity ; Member of a princely/private household ; Singer

Rôles : Copyist/Scribe

Agostino Agresta fl. 1601-after 1617†

Rôles : Composer

Rôles : Singer

Alain Grenet (1) fl. 1438-before 1455

Rôles : Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (musician) ; Singer

Alain Grenet (2) fl. 1494-1505

Rôles : Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a church (musician) ; Singer

Albaen Brifout fl. 1515/1517

Rôles : Priest ; Singer

Alexandre Huppillon fl. 1486/1487

Rôles : Master of choirboys

Amable Amy fl. 1508

Rôles : Choirboy ; Singer

Andreas de Silva fl. 1513-1522

Rôles : Composer ; Instrumentalist ; Member of a princely/private household ; Singer

Rôles : Altus ; Member of a church (musician) ; Singer

Rôles : Dedicator

Antoine Barré fl. 1551-1572

Rôles : Bookseller ; Composer ; Instrumentalist ; Music printer ; Singer

Antoine Bruhier fl. circa 1500-1521

Rôles : Choirmaster ; Cleric ; Composer ; Dedicator ; Illegitimate birth ; Instrumentalist ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Member of a princely/private household ; Singer ; Teacher

Antoine de Févin circa 1470-1511/1512

Rôles : Composer ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer

Rôles : Member of a church (musician)

Antoine de Rancon fl. 1558-1592†

Rôles : Bassus ; Member of a church (musician) ; Priest ; Singer

Antoine Lhéritier fl. 1508-1532

Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer

Antoine Morin fl. before 1570-1609†

Rôles : Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a church (musician) ; Singer

Antonius Hucher fl. 1538/1550

Rôles : Music printer ; Printer/Publisher

Rôles : Master of choirboys

Rôles : Writer/Scientist

Ascanio Mayone circa 1565-1627

Rôles : Composer ; Organist

Ascanio Meo fl. 1589-1616

Rôles : Choirmaster ; Composer ; Member of a church (musician)

Balthasar Arthopius fl. 1530-1534†

Rôles : Choirmaster ; Composer ; Organist

Barthélemy [Cambrai] [Barthélemy —] fl. 1497

Rôles : Member of a church (musician)

Barthélemy [Troyes] [Barthélemy —] fl. 1504-1506

Rôles : Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (musician) ; Pilgrim

Bartolomeo Le Roy fl. 1570-1599†

Rôles : Choirmaster ; Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a court chapel (musician)

Benedictus Appenzeller before 1488-after 1558

Rôles : Choirmaster ; Composer ; Instrumentalist ; Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (musician) ; Singer

Bertrand Du Pré fl. 1475-1481†

Rôles : Master of choirboys

— Bonnet fl. 1509/1510

Rôles : Music copyist

Rôles : Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer

— Boynard fl. 1572

Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Singer

Buval fl. circa 1610

Rôles : Copyist/Scribe ; Music copyist

Camillo Lambardi circa 1560-1634

Rôles : Choirmaster ; Composer ; Instrumentalist ; Member of a church (musician) ; Organist ; Tenor

Caron fl. 1557/1559

Rôles : Composer

Rôles : Altus ; Choirboy ; Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer ; Singing teacher ; Superius

Charles d'Argentil fl. 1525-1557†

Rôles : Bassus ; Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Monastic Order ; Priest ; Singer

Rôles : Music printer

Rôles : Member of a church (musician)

Christophe Charlet fl. 1474-1505†

Rôles : Member of a church (musician)

Claude Le Petit fl. 1465-1479

Rôles : Member of a court chapel (higher ecclesiastic) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer ; Tenor

Claude Petit Jean fl. 1562-1592

Rôles : Composer ; Master of choirboys

Claudin de Sermisy fl. 1508-1562†

Rôles : Choirmaster ; Cleric ; Composer ; Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer

Clément Janequin circa 1485-after 1558

Rôles : Choirmaster ; Cleric ; Composer ; Instrumentalist ; Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer ; Student

Clément Petit fl. 1378-1399†

Rôles : Member of a court chapel (higher ecclesiastic)

Colinet de Lannoy fl. 1477-before 1497†

Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a court chapel (musician)

Conrad Reiniger fl. 1508-1547

Rôles : Altus ; Composer ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (higher ecclesiastic) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer

Rôles : Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a church (lower ranked officer)

Rôles : Composer ; Composer (no known polyphonic works preserved) ; Master of choirboys

Dattilo Roccia 1570/1580-after 1617

Rôles : Composer ; Singer

David de Lannoy fl. 1461-1479

Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Priest ; Singer ; Tenor

Denis de Hollain fl. 1470-1503†

Rôles : Choirboy ; Choirmaster ; Cleric ; Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a court chapel (higher ecclesiastic)

Denis Prioris fl. 1491-1515†

Rôles : Choirmaster ; Composer ; First Chaplain ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Organist ; Singer

Didier Lupi fl. 1548/1559

Rôles : Composer

Rôles : Composer

Ebran fl. 1543/1559

Rôles : Composer

Rôles : Master of choirboys ; Priest

Elimot fl. 1515/1530

Rôles : Composer

Rôles : Choirmaster ; Cleric ; Composer ; Instrumentalist ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer

Rôles : Music copyist

Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Singer

Étienne Brissart fl. 1556-1567

Rôles : Choirmaster ; Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a church (musician)

Étienne Brullé fl. 1509-1512

Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Music copyist

Étienne Colombel fl. 1458-1487

Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Priest

Rôles : Singer

Rôles : Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (musician) ; Priest

Étienne Girard fl. 1502/1503

Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (musician)

Étienne Huvette fl. 1385-1447

Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a church (musician) ; Singer

Rôles : Altus ; Member of a church (musician) ; Singer

Rôles : Composer

Eustache Ausquier fl. 1455-1463

Rôles : Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a church (musician)

Firmin Le Clerc fl. 1519/1520

Rôles : Member of a princely/private household ; Singer

Foliot fl. 1490/1515

Rôles : Composer

Forestier fl. 1538/1541

Rôles : Composer

Francesco Genvino 1580/1585-before 1633

Rôles : Composer

Francesco Lambardi circa 1587-1642

Rôles : Choirmaster ; Composer ; Dedicator ; Organist

Francesco Roccia 1582-after 1613

Rôles : Composer ; Organist

Rôles : Dedicatee/Owner

François Chastelain fl. 1529-1540†

Rôles : Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Music copyist (no known copy identified) ; Singer

François Dulot fl. 1514-1531

Rôles : Composer ; Master of choirboys

Galfridus de Anglia fl. circa 1460

Rôles : Composer

Gaspar van Weerbeke fl. circa 1468-1517

Rôles : Altus ; Choirmaster ; Composer ; Illegitimate birth ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a confraternity ; Member of a court chapel (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Member of a princely/private household ; Priest ; Singer

Rôles : Master of choirboys ; Music copyist ; Music copyist (no known copy identified)

Gerard Bruyne fl. 1342-1370

Rôles : Choirmaster ; First Chaplain ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (musician)

Germain Le Boudier fl. 1568-1581

Rôles : Composer ; Master of choirboys

Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Singer

Giacomo Vincenti fl. 1583/1604

Rôles : Bookseller ; Music printer ; Printer/Publisher

Gilles — fl. 1305

Rôles : Choirboy ; Member of a church (musician) ; Singer

Gilles Brunel fl. 1410-1432

Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a princely/private household ; Singer

Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Priest ; Singer

Gilles Grandin 1405/1408-fl. 1465

Rôles : Choirboy ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a court chapel (higher ecclesiastic) ; Member of a court chapel (musician)

Rôles : Composer ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a court chapel (musician)

Gilles Laury fl. 1431-1451†

Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer

Gilles Mureau fl. 1462-1512†

Rôles : Composer ; Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Organist ; Pilgrim ; Singer

Giorgio Mireau fl. 1549-1575†

Rôles : Choirmaster ; Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (musician)

Giovanni de Macque 1548/1550-1614

Rôles : Choirboy ; Choirmaster ; Composer ; Dedicator ; Organist ; Student ; Teacher

Giovanni Maria Trabaci circa 1575-1647

Rôles : Choirmaster ; Composer ; Organist

Rôles : Composer

Rôles : Choirboy ; Member of a church (musician) ; Singer

Girolamo Montesardo circa 1580-fl. 1609

Rôles : Choirmaster ; Composer ; Organist ; Singer

Guido Poullie fl. 1435-1439

Rôles : Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (lower ranked officer)

Rôles : Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (musician)

Rôles : Member of a church (musician)

Guillaume Cousin fl. 1506-1519

Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Priest

Guillaume Dargentel fl. 1473-1490†

Rôles : Master of choirboys ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Priest

Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Singer

Guillaume Deschamps fl. 1472/1477

Rôles : Master of choirboys

Guillaume Dore fl. 1463-1474†

Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (musician)

Guillaume Du Fay circa 1397-1474

Rôles : Choirboy ; Choirmaster ; Cleric ; Composer ; Illegitimate birth ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Member of a princely/private household ; Priest

Guillaume Faugues fl. 1462-1471

Rôles : Composer ; Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a church (lower ranked officer)

Rôles : Involved in a criminal case ; Member of a church (musician)

Guillaume Gomont fl. circa 1517-1527

Rôles : Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer

Rôles : Lyricist-Poet ; Printer/Publisher ; Writer/Scientist

Rôles : Choirboy ; Cleric ; Composer ; Illegitimate birth ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer

Guillaume Le Rouge fl. 1449-1465

Rôles : Composer ; Master of choirboys ; Member of a court chapel (musician)

Guillaume Lonnet fl. before 1510-1528

Rôles : Choirboy ; Composer (no known polyphonic works preserved) ; Member of a church (musician) ; Singer ; Student

Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Singer

Rôles : Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (musician)

Rôles : Organist

Guillaume Richafort fl. 1507-1541†

Rôles : Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Priest

Guillermus Parvus fl. 1441-1466

Rôles : Choirboy ; Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a court chapel (higher ecclesiastic)

Henri Brumel 1476-fl. 1501

Rôles : Master of choirboys

Henricus de Campis fl. 1534/1549

Rôles : Bookseller ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Music printer ; Printer/Publisher

Henricus Morinensis fl. circa 1510

Rôles : Composer

Henri de Corbeil fl. 1480/1481

Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Singer ; Tenor

Rôles : Member of a court chapel (musician)

Hotin Compere fl. 1472-circa 1474†

Rôles : Choirboy

Hotinet (Jean) Barra fl. 1510-1550†

Rôles : Altus ; Composer ; Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (musician) ; Priest ; Singer

Hugues Ferret fl. 1385/1418

Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (higher ecclesiastic) ; Singer

Isaac Lhéritier fl. 1531-1547

Rôles : Choirboy ; Composer ; Member of a court chapel (musician)

Jacobus Ranucius fl. 1433/1435

Rôles : Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer

Jacobus Tick fl. 1454-1463

Rôles : Choirmaster ; Succentor (ecclesiastical office)

Jacques de Fécamp fl. 1384-1414†

Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (musician)

Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Singer

Rôles : Member of a church (musician)

Rôles : Member of a court chapel (musician)

Jacques Ragot fl. 1424-1465†

Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a court chapel (musician)

Rôles : Singer

Jan Blijman fl. 1468-1510†

Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Singer ; Succentor (ecclesiastical office) ; Tenor

Jan die Gruyter fl. 1508/1525

Rôles : Organist

Jan Gruter fl. 1491-1509†

Rôles : Illegitimate birth ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer ; Tenor

Jannes Petitto fl. 1491/1493

Rôles : Member of a church (musician)

Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Singer ; Tenor

Jaspar Atro fl. 1516

Rôles : Member of a church (musician)

Jean Barbé fl. 1486-1507†

Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Priest ; Singer

Jean Basiron fl. 1468-1495†

Rôles : Choirboy ; Member of a church (musician) ; Singer

Jean Beaugendre circa 1400-fl. 1422

Rôles : Choirboy ; Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer

Rôles : Member of a court chapel (musician)

Rôles : Altus ; Composer ; Contratenor ; Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a court chapel (musician)

Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Singer

Rôles : Lyricist-Poet ; Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Member of a princely/private household

Jean Brunet fl. 1437/1448

Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon)

Jean Cardon fl. 1574

Rôles : Bassus ; Member of a church (musician) ; Priest ; Singer

Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a princely/private household

Jean Coulommiers fl. 1384-1399†

Rôles : Member of a court chapel (musician)

Jean Cousin fl. 1501/1523

Rôles : Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (musician)

Jean d’Ambrun fl. 1383-1394

Rôles : Member of a court chapel (musician)

Jean Daule fl. 1460/1467

Rôles : Member of a princely/private household ; Monastic Order

Jean de Decker fl. 1470/1476

Rôles : Member of a court chapel (lower ranked officer)

Rôles : Member of a church (musician)

Jean de Hamencourt fl. 1383-1404

Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (musician)

Jean de La Haye fl. 1436-1444

Rôles : Composer ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Member of a princely/private household

Jean de Lannoy fl. 1447-before 1490†

Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (musician)

Jean de Montul fl. circa 1509-1509

Rôles : Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a court chapel (musician)

Rôles : Music copyist

Jean Doublet fl. 1532/1540

Rôles : Composer ; Organist

Jean Du Moncel fl. 1493-1531†

Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer ; Tenor

Jean Du Moulin fl. 1518-1563†

Rôles : Choirboy ; Composer ; Dedicatee/Owner ; Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a church (musician)

Rôles : Illegitimate birth ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer ; Tenor

Jean Dupont fl. 1385

Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Singer

Rôles : Choirboy ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer ; Tenor

Rôles : Bassus ; Member of a church (musician) ; Singer

Jean Forest fl. 1473

Rôles : Member of a princely/private household ; Priest

Jean Fortry fl. 1455-1468†

Rôles : Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a court chapel (musician)

Jean Gontier fl. circa 1417

Rôles : Organist

Jean Grosseteste fl. 1379-1417†

Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (musician)

Jean Guerin (Bourges) fl. 1529-1532†

Rôles : Dedicatee/Owner ; Member of a church (musician)

Rôles : Member of a church (musician)

Rôles : Choirmaster ; Composer ; Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Student ; Succentor (ecclesiastical office)

Jean Herlevin fl. 1444/1445

Rôles : Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer

Jean Hurtault fl. 1490/1491

Rôles : Member of a court chapel (musician)

Jean Lebuef fl. 1362

Rôles : Composer ; Monastic Order

Jean Leclerc (Sens) fl. 1566/1567

Rôles : Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (musician)

Rôles : Choirmaster ; Composer ; Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon)

Rôles : Member of a church (musician)

Rôles : Member of a church (musician)

Jean Leroy fl. 1574

Rôles : Member of a church (musician)

Jean Louard fl. 1504/1505

Rôles : Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (musician)

Jean Macé fl. 1554/1555

Rôles : Member of a church (lower ranked officer)

Jean Maçon fl. 1384/1385

Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Sender or bearer of music score ; Singer

Jean Molinet fl. 1503-1523

Rôles : Composer ; Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer

Jean Paesnel fl. circa 1421

Rôles : Choirmaster ; Composer (no known polyphonic works preserved) ; Singer

Rôles : Author or recipient of a letter ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (musician)

Rôles : Bassus ; Member of a church (musician) ; Singer

Rôles : Singer

Jean Picard fl. 1369

Rôles : Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (musician) ; Priest

Jean Pierre fl. 1362

Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Priest ; Tenor

Rôles : Singer

Jean Prestat fl. 1385/1418

Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Singer

Jean Richafort fl. 1504-circa 1550†

Rôles : Choirmaster ; Composer ; Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a church (musician)

Jean Rogier fl. 1578

Rôles : Member of a church (musician)

Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Singer

Jean Servin 1529-1609

Rôles : Composer ; Dedicator

Rôles : Composer ; Involved in a criminal case ; Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Member of a princely/private household ; Pilgrim

Jean Thion fl. 1505

Rôles : Master of choirboys

Jean Tordoir fl. 1420/1424

Rôles : Member of a court chapel (musician)

Jean Vincenet fl. 1422-1447†

Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Priest

Joachim Richafort fl. 1532-1546

Rôles : Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Priest

Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Tenor

Johannes de Buglhat fl. 1528/1555

Rôles : Bookseller ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Music printer ; Printer/Publisher

Johannes de Lupicen [Jean de Louveciennes ?] fl. 1305

Rôles : Choirboy ; Member of a church (musician) ; Singer

Johannes Le Petijt fl. 1503-1514

Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Succentor (ecclesiastical office)

Johannes Marsille fl. 1431-1464

Rôles : Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Member of a princely/private household

Johannes Reson fl. 1425/1435

Rôles : Composer ; Member of a church (musician)

Rôles : Composer ; Singer

Rôles : Composer ; Monastic Order ; Music copyist

Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Singer

Josse de Colvenaire fl. 1495-1529

Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a court chapel (musician)

Rôles : Bassus ; Member of a church (musician) ; Singer

— Lalongne fl. circa 1509

Rôles : Member of a church (lower ranked officer)

Rôles : Altus ; Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer

Léonard Barre fl. 1537-after 1555

Rôles : Choirmaster ; Composer ; Member of a court chapel (musician)

Rôles : Author or recipient of a letter ; Dedicator ; Sender or bearer of music score

— Lereux fl. 1574

Rôles : Bassus ; Member of a church (musician) ; Singer

Rôles : Choirboy ; Singer

Louis Petit fl. 1470/1471

Rôles : Choirboy ; Singer

Lucas de Bruxelles fl. 1494/1496

Rôles : Member of a church (musician)

Macé Potin fl. 1491-1497

Rôles : Involved in a criminal case ; Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer ; Tenor

Martin Savineau fl. 1420/1440

Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Singer

Mathieu Sohier fl. 1533-1548

Rôles : Choirmaster ; Composer ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Priest

Mathurin Forestier fl. 1500/1520

Rôles : Composer

Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer ; Tenor

Rôles : Member of a church (musician)

Messire Lucas [Lucas —] fl. 1501-1506†

Rôles : Member of a confraternity ; Member of a court chapel (musician)

Michel Bense fl. 1559-1560†

Rôles : Composer ; Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Singer

Michel Brissart fl. 1506-1522

Rôles : Member of a church (musician)

Rôles : Singer

Michel Touppe fl. 1492-1511†

Rôles : Cleric ; Member of a court chapel (musician)

Michel Tournatoris fl. 1598-1641†

Rôles : Instrumentalist ; Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (musician) ; Music copyist ; Organist ; Priest

Mutio Effrem 1549-after 1640

Rôles : Choirmaster ; Composer ; Dedicator ; Editor ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Member of a princely/private household

Rôles : Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a church (musician)

Nicaise Deulin fl. 1500-1510

Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (musician)

Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a princely/private household

Nicolas Ausquier fl. 1474/1476

Rôles : Copyist/Scribe ; Member of a church (musician) ; Music copyist

Nicolas Cauchoys fl. 1576-1581

Rôles : Bassus ; Member of a church (musician) ; Singer

Nicolas de Marle fl. 1544-circa 1568

Rôles : Choirmaster ; Composer ; Master of choirboys

Nicolas Du Chemin fl. 1549-1576†

Rôles : Employer/Patron ; Music printer

Nicolas Grouzy fl. 1565-1568†

Rôles : Choirmaster ; Composer ; Master of choirboys ; Teacher

Nicolas Morgan fl. 1566-1586

Rôles : Altus ; Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer

Rôles : Composer (no known polyphonic works preserved) ; Master of choirboys

Rôles : Member of a court chapel (musician)

Rôles : Member of a church (musician)

Rôles : Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Priest

Nicole Grenon 1382-1456

Rôles : Choirmaster ; Cleric ; Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Priest ; Singer

Noël Papot fl. before 1580

Rôles : Member of a church (musician)

Olivier Le Crec fl. 1555-1582†

Rôles : Dedicatee/Owner ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon)

Pasquet Busquet fl. 1469-1491†

Rôles : Composer ; Master of choirboys ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Member of a princely/private household

Pasquier Blijman fl. 1469-1507/1508†

Rôles : Cleric ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a court chapel (musician)

Pasquier Coutel fl. 1434-1490†

Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a court chapel (musician)

Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a court chapel (musician)

Pasquin fl. 1472-1497†

Rôles : Composer

Pasquin Louis alias d'Ardembourg fl. 1468-circa 1491†

Rôles : Composer ; Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer

Rôles : Composer

Petit Jan [Jan —] fl. circa 1475

Rôles : Composer

Petrus Pirrinus 1506-fl. 1521

Rôles : Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Member of a princely/private household ; Singer

Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Organist

Rôles : Choirboy ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a confraternity ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Priest ; Singer

Philippet de Pres fl. circa 1475

Rôles : Composer

Philippon Des Hayes fl. 1454/1479

Rôles : Member of a court chapel (musician)

Piero Delapiazza fl. 1482/1485

Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Tenor

Pierre Attaingnant circa 1494-1551/1553

Rôles : Employer/Patron ; Music printer

Pierre Basiron fl. 1458-1529†

Rôles : Choirboy ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon)

Rôles : Composer

Rôles : Member of a church (musician)

Pierre Carré fl. 1578/1581

Rôles : Bassus ; Member of a church (musician) ; Singer

Pierre Cerveau fl. 1573-1581

Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Singer

Pierre de Calonne fl. 1450-1503†

Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Pilgrim ; Tenor

Pierre de Montfort fl. 1456-1468

Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a princely/private household ; Organist

Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Organist ; Priest

Rôles : Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (musician) ; Priest

Pierre Du Wez (Cambrai) fl. 1443-1483†

Rôles : Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a church (musician) ; Priest ; Tenor

Pierre Euvrart fl. 1437-1472†

Rôles : Master of choirboys

Pierre Franchome fl. 1455-1466†

Rôles : Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a court chapel (higher ecclesiastic) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer

Pierre Gontier fl. circa 1417

Rôles : Organist

Pierre Grosseteste fl. 1436-1463

Rôles : Illegitimate birth ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Priest

Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer

Rôles : Singer

Rôles : Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (musician)

Rôles : Choirboy ; Singer

Pierre Moulu 1485-fl. 1513

Rôles : Composer ; Member of a church (lower ranked officer)

Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Tenor

Pietrequin [Dijon] [Pietrequin —] fl. 1520/1521

Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Singer

Pietro Petitto fl. 1503/1526

Rôles : Choirmaster

Rôles : Composer

Quentin Caveron fl. 1414/1415

Rôles : Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (musician)

Raoul Le Mesle fl. 1458/1459

Rôles : Choirboy ; Singer ; Tenor

Rôles : Member of a church (musician)

Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Singer

Robert — fl. 1573

Rôles : Singer

Robert Ballard circa 1525-1588

Rôles : Music printer ; Printer/Publisher

Robert de La Rue fl. circa 1533

Rôles : Choirmaster ; Composer ; Master of choirboys

Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer

Robert Gadiffer fl. 1457-circa 1470

Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Tenor

Robert Goussu fl. before 1575-after 1591

Rôles : Choirboy ; Composer ; Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a court chapel (musician)

Robert le Canonne fl. 1449-1469

Rôles : Choirboy ; Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (lower ranked officer)

Robert Morton fl. 1457-1483†

Rôles : Cleric ; Composer ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Priest

Rôles : Bassus ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Music copyist ; Priest ; Singer ; Tenor

Robertus de Anglia fl. 1454-1474

Rôles : Choirmaster ; Composer ; Member of a princely/private household ; Singing teacher

Rocco Rodio circa 1535-after 1615

Rôles : Composer ; Music theorist

Roger de Forty fl. 1453/1454

Rôles : Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer

Rogier [Rogelet] (Cambrai) [Rogier —] fl. 1441/1449

Rôles : Member of a church (musician)

Rutger van Geldrop alias Rut de Brabantia [Rogier van Geldrop] fl. 1472-1501†

Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer ; Tenor

Scipione Cerreto circa 1551-circa 1633

Rôles : Composer ; Lutenist ; Music theorist

Rôles : Composer ; Instrumentalist

Siger (Sohier) de Nerin fl. 1456-1463†

Rôles : Member of a court chapel (musician)

Simon de Bonefont fl. 1551/1557

Rôles : Composer ; Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a church (musician) ; Teacher

Simone Molinaro circa 1565-1634

Rôles : Choirmaster ; Composer ; Dedicator ; Editor ; Lutenist

Simon Guerin fl. 1572-1579†

Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Singer

Simon Laloux fl. 1459-1467

Rôles : Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (lower ranked officer)

Simon Le Corier fl. 1362-1393†

Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Priest

Simon Mellet fl. 1431-1481†

Rôles : Cleric ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a princely/private household ; Music copyist ; Priest

Stefano Felis 1538-1603

Rôles : Choirmaster ; Composer ; Dedicator ; Priest

Stefano Vanneo 1493-fl. 1533

Rôles : Choirmaster ; Member of a church (musician) ; Monastic Order ; Music theorist ; Organist

Rôles : Singer

Thomas France fl. 1472-1490

Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (musician)

Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Member of a princely/private household ; Noble birth ; Pilgrim

Tielman Susato 1510/1515-...

Rôles : Composer ; Instrumentalist ; Music printer ; Printer/Publisher

Tomaso Pecci 1576-1604

Rôles : Composer ; Composer (no known polyphonic works preserved) ; Member of a princely/private household

Rôles : Singer

Toussains Prieur fl. 1363-1427†

Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Tenor

Touteau fl. 1556/1562

Rôles : Composer

Valentin Sohier fl. 1539/1556

Rôles : Composer

Vincent Breion fl. 1408-1463†

Rôles : Illegitimate birth ; Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a church (musician)

Rôles : Composer ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Organist ; Singer

Waghe Feustrier fl. 1457-1475†

Rôles : Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Member of a princely/private household ; Music copyist ; Priest

Rôles : Composer ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer

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