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The first decade of the 16th century marked the creation of some significant compositions. These were to become some of the most famous compositions of the century.[vague]
Events
[edit]- 1501:
- April 28 – Bartolomeo Tromboncino receives an unhelpful letter of reference from Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua, after abandoning his position at the Mantua court without permission for the second time.[1][failed verification]
- May – Francisco de Peñalosa receives an increase in salary to 30,000 maravedis, the maximum paid to a singer-chaplain in the royal chapel of Ferdinand II of Aragon.[2]
- June 1 – Antoine Brumel is hired as a singer at the court of Philibert II, Duke of Savoy at Chambéry.[3]
- September – Jean Mouton begins a short tenure at the collegiate church of St André in Grenoble, teaching plainchant and polyphony to choirboys.[4]
- October 16 – Nikolaus Decius matriculates at Leipzig University.
- exact date unknown – Robert Fayrfax graduates with a MusB at Cambridge University.[5]
- 1502:
- June 1 – Antoine de Longueval joins the chapel of Philibert II, Duke of Savoy, at a salary half again higher than any other singer.[6]
- exact date unknown – Adam of Fulda matriculates at the newly founded University of Wittenberg[7]
- 1503: Pierre de la Rue, Alexander Agricola and Henry Bredemers travel to Heidelberg with the Habsburg court, where they most probably meet Arnolt Schlick.
- April 1503: Josquin des Prez leaves France and is employed by Ercole d'Este I in Ferrara; he leaves for Condé-sur-l'Escaut in April 1504.
- 1504:
- May 3 – Josquin des Prez arrives in Condé-sur-l'Escaut to assume the post of Provost of the collegiate church of Notre Dame, recently vacated by Pierre Duwez.[8]
- Jacob Obrecht succeeds Josquin des Prez as maestro di capella in Ferrara.
- June 1505: After the death of Ercole d'Este and the succession of Alfonso I as Duke of Ferrara, Obrecht finds himself unemployed, but before he can secure another post, contracts the plague and dies scarcely a month after his employer.
- 1506:
- June 5 – Heinrich Glarean begins his studies at the University of Cologne.[9]
- June 19 – On the recommendation of Emperor Maximilian I, Hans Buchner is appointed organist of the cathedral of Konstanz.[10]
- exact date unknown – Antoine Brumel settles in Ferrara, replacing Jacob Obrecht (who died in July 1505) at Alfonso I's court.
- 1507: Paul Hofhaimer settles in Augsburg, where he could be closer to Roman emperor Maximilian I whom he served as organist
Publications
[edit]- 1501: Harmonice musices odhecaton A, the first printed collection of polyphonic music, published by Ottaviano Petrucci in Venice. It was followed by two more volumes, in 1502 and 1503.
- 1502: Josquin des Prez – Misse Josquin, published by Ottaviano Petrucci, including the Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales
- 1503:
- Antoine Brumel – 4 Masses for four voices (Venice: Ottaviano Petricci)
- Johannes Ghiselin – Misse Ioannis Ghiselin for four voices (Venice: Ottaviano Petrucci)
- Jacob Obrecht – Misse Obrecht for four voices (Venice: Ottaviano Petrucci)
- Pierre de la Rue – Misse Petri de la Rue for four voices (Venice: Ottaviano Petrucci)
- Gregoire – Ave verum corpus/Ecce panis angelorum/Bone pastor/O salutaris hostia, motet for four voices (Venice: Ottaviano Petrucci)[11]
- 1504: Alexander Agricola – Misse Alexandri agricole (Venice: Ottaviano Petrucci)
- 1507: Francesco Spinacino – Intabolatura de lauto (two volumes), the earliest known publication of lute music
- 1508: Joan Ambrosio Dalza – Intabolatura de lauto libro quarto, published by Ottaviano Petrucci, including the earliest known publication of music for the pavane
- 1509: Franciscus Bossinensis – First book of Tenori e contrabassi intabulati col sopran in canto figurato per cantar e sonar col lauto (Venice: Ottaviano Petrucci)
Compositions
[edit]- 1501: Loyset Compère – Gaude prole regia/Sancta Catharina, ceremonial motet for five voices, written for the reception of Duke Philip the Fair, in his capacity of Governor of the Netherlands, in Paris on November 25.[12]
- 1502: Josquin des Prez – Salve regina, for five voices.
- 1503–04: Josquin des Prez
- Miserere mei Deus (Psalm 50/51), for five voices
- Virgo salutiferi (motet)
- 1504: August – Bartolomeo Tromboncino, "Sì è debile il filo", frottola, and the earliest known setting of a Petrarchan canzone; later published in Petrucci's seventh book of frottolas (Venice, 1507).[1]
- 1507: Heinrich Isaac – Virgo prudentissima, motet for six voices
Births
[edit]- 1500:
- November 3, Benvenuto Cellini, cornettist and recorder player, best known as a goldsmith and sculptor (died February 13, 1571)
- probable
- Arnold von Bruck, Franco-Flemish composer (died 1554)[13]
- Cristóbal de Morales, Spanish composer (died 1553)[14]
- 1502: July 27 – Francesco Corteccia, Italian composer (died 1571)
- c. 1505
- Thomas Tallis, English composer (died 1585)[15]
- Christopher Tye, English composer and organist (died c. 1572)[15]
- c. 1507: Jacques Arcadelt, Franco-Flemish composer (died 1568)
Deaths
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- 1500: estimated – John Browne, English composer of music from the Eton Choirbook (born c. 1453)[16]
- 1501: February 17 – Stephan Plannck, German music printer active in Italy (born c. 1457)
- 1505
- date unknown – Adam of Fulda, German composer and theoretician (born c. 1445; plague)[17]
- July – Jacob Obrecht, Flemish composer (born 1457 or 1458; plague)[18]
- 1506:
- May 2 – Johannes von Soest, German composer (born 1448)
- August 15 – Alexander Agricola, Flemish composer (born c. 1445; plague)
- 1507: late February – Francisco de la Torre, Spanish composer (possibly plague)
References
[edit]- ^ a b William F. Prizer, "Tromboncino [Trombonzin, Trombecin etc.], Bartolomeo", The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London: Macmillan Publishers, 2001).
- ^ Tess Knighton, "Peñalosa [Penyalosa], Francisco de", The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London: Macmillan Publishers, 2001).
- ^ Barton Hudson, "Brumel [Brummel, Brommel, Brunel, Brunello], Antoine", The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London: Macmillan Publishers, 2001).
- ^ Howard Mayer Brown, Thomas G. MacCracken, and Paul L. Ranzini, "Mouton [de Holluigue], Jean", The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London: Macmillan Publishers, 2001).
- ^ Nicholas Sandon, "Fayrfax [Fayrefax, Fairfax], Robert", The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London: Macmillan Publishers, 2001).
- ^ Jeffrey Dean, "Longueval [Longaval, Longheval], Antoine de", The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London: Macmillan Publishers, 2001).
- ^ Klaus Wolfgang Niemöller, "Adam von Fulda", The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London: Macmillan Publishers, 2001).
- ^ Patrick Macey, Jeremy Noble, Jeffrey Dean, and Gustave Reese, "Josquin des Prez", The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London: Macmillan Publishers, 2001).
- ^ Clement A. Miller, "Glarean, Heinrich [Glareanus, Henricus; Loriti]", The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London: Macmillan Publishers, 2001).
- ^ Hans Joachim Marx, "Buchner [Buschner, Puchner], Hans [Johannes] [M. Hans von Constanz]", The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London: Macmillan Publishers, 2001).
- ^ Sherr, Richard (2001). "Gregoire". Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.40546.
- ^ Joshua Rifkin, Jeffrey Dean, and David Fallows, "Compère, Loyset", The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London: Macmillan Publishers, 2001).
- ^ Othmar Wessely/Walter Kreyszig, "Arnold von Bruck"; Albert Dunning, "Pieter Maessens"; Norbert Böker-Heil, "Copus Caspar", Robert L. Marshall/Robin A. Leaver, "Chorale settings." Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (Accessed July 4–5, 2007), (subscription access) Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Cristóbal de Morales," in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, ed. Stanley Sadie. 20 vol. London, Macmillan Publishers Ltd., 1980. ISBN 1-56159-174-2
- ^ a b Stanford E. Lehmberg (14 July 2014). The Reformation of Cathedrals: Cathedrals in English Society. Princeton University Press. p. 211. ISBN 978-1-4008-5980-1.
- ^ Whent, Chris. "John Browne". www.hoasm.org (early music database). Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ Burkhalter, A. Louis; Romain Goldron (1968). Music of the Renaissance. H. S. Stuttman Company. p. 87.
- ^ Martin Picker (1988). Johannes Ockeghem and Jacob Obrecht: A Guide to Research. Garland Pub. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-8240-8381-6.