Prosopography of Renaissance Singers is a database of biographies of professional singers who worked in the European chapels from 1350 to 1600. The database collects 4557 entries and offers a wide variety of information, from the variant names of the singers to their dates and places of activities, together with their complete and detailed biographies. This is a project in progress, periodically enriched with newly released biographies.

The project began in 2007 with a research campaign funded by the French National Agency of Research (ANR), in collaboration with the University of Rouen, the Centre d’études supérieures de la Renaissance (CESR) of the University of Tours, the CNRS and Le STUDIUM agency. The database collects the results of biographical research concerning singers active in the institutions of France, the Low Countries and Italy, but also considers the activities of singers in Spain, Germany and other European countries. There are different kinds of entries in the database. The user will find entries in progress, which propose just a few pieces of information, as well as complete entries, available in French and English. The user can query these by full-text search. (Queries in French are more successful than in English, as a large number of biographies are in French.)

Musicologists interested in contributing are invited to contact the responsible of the project, David Fiala.

Contributors

Avocat Guillaume

Belliot Hyacinthe

Bouckaert Bruno

Callewier Hendrik

Cavicchi Camilla

Cingolani Stefano Maria

Dumitrescu Theodor

Fiala David

Gurrieri Marco

McDonald Grantley

Nicolas Patrice

Nys Ludovic

Pilleboue Frédérique

Planchart Alejandro

Sherr Richard

Szpirglas Jacques

Vendrix Philippe


Adam [Adam —] fl. circa 1430

Roles: Composer

Adam Hocquet fl. 1414-1446†

Roles: Member of a church (musician)

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

Adrian dit Frelorion [Adrian —] fl. 1504/1505

Roles: Member of a church (musician)

Adrian Willaert fl. 1515-1562†

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

Adrien Basin fl. 1456-1498†

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

Roles: Copyist/Scribe

Alexandre Huppillon fl. 1486/1487

Roles: Master of choirboys

Andreas de Silva fl. 1513-1522

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

Roles: Dedicator

Antoine Barré fl. 1551-1572

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

Antoine de Févin circa 1470-1511/1512

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

Antonius Hucher fl. 1538/1550

Roles: Music printer ; Printer/Publisher

Roles: Employer/Patron ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon)

Balthasar Arthopius fl. 1530-1534†

Roles: Choirmaster ; Composer ; Organist

Beatrice of Naples [Beatrice d'Aragon] 1457-1508

Roles: Dedicatee/Owner ; Employer/Patron

Buval fl. circa 1610

Roles: Copyist/Scribe ; Music copyist

Roles: Composer

Charles d'Argentil fl. 1525-1557†

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

Charles le Téméraire [Charles de Bourgogne] 1433-1477

Roles: Composer ; Dedicatee/Owner ; Employer/Patron

Roles: Music printer

Roles: Employer/Patron

Christophe Charlet fl. 1474-1505†

Roles: Member of a church (musician)

Claudin de Sermisy fl. 1508-1562†

Roles: 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 Petit fl. 1378-1389†

Roles: Member of a court chapel (higher ecclesiastic)

Colinet de Lannoy fl. 1477-before 1497†

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

Roles: Composer

Ebran fl. 1543/1559

Roles: Composer

Elimot fl. 1515/1530

Roles: Composer

Roles: 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

Estienne II Petit fl. 1467-1523†

Roles: Dedicatee/Owner ; Professional environment - Others

Eugene IV [Gabriele Condulmer] fl. 1431/1438

Roles: Employer/Patron

Foliot fl. 1490/1515

Roles: Composer

Forestier fl. 1538/1541

Roles: Composer

Roles: Dedicatee/Owner

François Dulot fl. 1514-1531

Roles: Composer ; Master of choirboys

Roles: Employer/Patron

Roles: Employer/Patron

Galeazzo Maria Sforza fl. 1471-1476†

Roles: Employer/Patron

Gerard Bruyne fl. 1342-1370

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

Roles: Employer/Patron

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

Gilles Mureau fl. 1462-1512†

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

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

Guillaume Dore fl. 1463-1474†

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

Guillaume Du Fay circa 1397-1474

Roles: 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

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

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

Guillaume Hue fl. circa 1510-1522†

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

Roles: 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

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

Guillaume Richafort fl. 1507-1541†

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

Henricus de Campis fl. 1534/1549

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

Hotin Compere fl. 1472-circa 1474†

Roles: Choirboy

Isabelle de Bourbon fl. 1456/1460

Roles: Employer/Patron

Jacques de Fécamp fl. 1384-1414†

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

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

Jean Cousin fl. 1523/1524

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

Jean Daule fl. 1460/1467

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

Roles: Employer/Patron

Jean de Decker fl. 1470/1476

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

Jean de La Haye fl. 1436-1444

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

Jean Doublet fl. 1532/1540

Roles: Composer ; Organist

Jean Du Moulin fl. 1518-1563†

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

Jean Guérin [Bourges] fl. 1529-1532†

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

Roles: Member of a church (musician)

Roles: Employer/Patron ; Lyricist-Poet

Jean Lebuef fl. 1362

Roles: Composer ; Monastic Order

Jean Molinet fl. 1509-1523

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

Jean Picard fl. 1369

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

Jean Richafort fl. 1504-circa 1550†

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

Jean Servin 1529-1609

Roles: Composer ; Dedicator

Jean Tordoir fl. 1420/1424

Roles: Member of a court chapel (musician)

Jean Vincenet fl. 1422-1447†

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

Joachim Richafort fl. 1532-1546

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

Roles: Member of a church (musician) ; Tenor

Johannes de Buglhat fl. 1528/1555

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

Johannes Reson fl. 1425/1435

Roles: Composer ; Member of a church (musician)

Roles: Composer ; Monastic Order ; Music copyist

Léonard Barre fl. 1537-after 1555

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

Leo X [Giovanni de' Medici] 1475-1521

Roles: Dedicatee/Owner ; Employer/Patron ; Priest

Louis Aleman fl. 1426/1428

Roles: Employer/Patron

Roles: Dedicatee/Owner ; Employer/Patron

Roles: Employer/Patron

Roles: Employer/Patron

Lucas de Bruxelles fl. 1494/1496

Roles: Member of a church (musician)

Roles: Employer/Patron

Margaret of Valois-Angoulême [Marguerite de Valois-Angoulême] 1492-1549

Roles: Dedicatee/Owner ; Lyricist-Poet

Roles: Dedicatee/Owner ; Employer/Patron

Roles: Employer/Patron

Martin V [Oddone Colonna] fl. 1425-1429

Roles: Employer/Patron

Mathieu Sohier fl. before 1533-1548

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

Mathurin Forestier fl. 1500/1520

Roles: Composer

Maximilian I [Maximillian of Habsburg] 1459-1519

Roles: Employer/Patron

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

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

Michel Tournatoris fl. 1598-1641†

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

Nicolas de Marle fl. 1544-circa 1568

Roles: Choirmaster ; Composer ; Master of choirboys

Nicole Grenon 1382-1456

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

Olivier Le Crec fl. 1555-1582†

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

Pasquet Busquet fl. 1469-1491†

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

Roles: Member of a church (musician) ; Organist

Roles: Dedicatee/Owner ; Employer/Patron

Philip I the Fair [Philip of Castile] 1478-1506

Roles: Employer/Patron

Philippe II de Savoie fl. circa 1475-1497†

Roles: Dedicatee/Owner ; Employer/Patron

Philippon Des Hayes fl. 1454/1479

Roles: Member of a court chapel (musician)

Piero Delapiazza fl. 1482/1485

Roles: Member of a church (musician) ; Tenor

Pierre Attaingnant circa 1494-1551/1553

Roles: Employer/Patron ; Music printer

Pierre Basiron fl. 1458-1529†

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

Roles: Composer

Pierre de Calonne fl. 1450-1503†

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

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

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

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

Pierre Euvrart fl. 1437-1472†

Roles: Master of choirboys

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

Roles: Member of a church (musician) ; Tenor

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

Roles: Member of a church (musician) ; Singer

Pius II [Enea Silvio Bartolomeo Piccolomini] 1405-1464

Roles: Employer/Patron

Roles: Employer/Patron

Robert Gadiffer fl. 1457-circa 1470

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

Robert Morton fl. 1457-1483†

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

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

Simon Mellet fl. 1431-1481†

Roles: 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

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

Touteau fl. 1556/1562

Roles: Composer

Valentin Sohier fl. 1539/1556

Roles: Composer

Vincent Breion fl. 1408-1463†

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

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

Waghe Feustrier fl. 1457-1479†

Roles: Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Music copyist ; Priest

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

Zanon de Castiglione fl. 1423-1459†

Roles: Employer/Patron ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon)

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Fiala David, Prosopography of Renaissance Singers (2004-2016), in RicercarDataLab [http://preprod-ricercar.cesr.univ-tours.fr/projects/5/] (accessed 16 April 2025).

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