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.
Collaborators
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
Roles: Member of a church (musician)
Roles: Member of a court chapel (lower ranked officer)
Roles: Employer/Patron ; Teacher ; Writer/Scientist
Roles: Choirmaster ; Composer ; Instrumentalist ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer ; Teacher
Roles: Cleric ; Composer ; Member of a confraternity ; Member of a princely/private household ; Singer
Roles: Copyist/Scribe
Roles: Master of choirboys
Roles: Employer/Patron
Roles: Composer ; Instrumentalist ; Member of a princely/private household ; Singer
Roles: Dedicator
Roles: Composer ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer
Roles: Music printer ; Printer/Publisher
Roles: Employer/Patron
Roles: Choirmaster ; Composer ; Organist
Roles: Dedicatee/Owner ; Employer/Patron
Roles: Copyist/Scribe ; Music copyist
Roles: Bassus ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Monastic Order ; Priest ; Singer
Roles: Composer ; Dedicatee/Owner ; Employer/Patron
Roles: Music printer
Roles: Employer/Patron
Roles: Member of a church (musician)
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
Roles: Member of a court chapel (higher ecclesiastic)
Roles: Composer
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
Roles: Dedicatee/Owner ; Professional environment - Others
Roles: Employer/Patron
Roles: Composer
Roles: Dedicatee/Owner
Roles: Composer ; Master of choirboys
Roles: Employer/Patron
Roles: Employer/Patron
Roles: Employer/Patron
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
Roles: Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (musician)
Roles: Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (musician)
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
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
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)
Roles: Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Priest
Roles: Bookseller ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Music printer ; Printer/Publisher
Roles: Employer/Patron
Roles: Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (musician)
Roles: Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (musician)
Roles: Member of a princely/private household ; Monastic Order
Roles: Employer/Patron
Roles: Member of a court chapel (lower ranked officer)
Roles: Composer ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Member of a princely/private household
Roles: Composer ; Organist
Roles: Choirboy ; Composer ; Dedicatee/Owner ; Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a church (musician)
Roles: Dedicatee/Owner ; Member of a church (musician)
Roles: Member of a church (musician)
Roles: Employer/Patron ; Lyricist-Poet
Roles: Composer ; Monastic Order
Roles: Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (musician) ; Priest
Roles: Choirmaster ; Composer ; Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a church (musician)
Roles: Composer ; Dedicator
Roles: Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Priest
Roles: Member of a church (musician) ; Tenor
Roles: Bookseller ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Music printer ; Printer/Publisher
Roles: Dedicatee/Owner ; Employer/Patron ; Priest
Roles: Dedicatee/Owner ; Employer/Patron
Roles: Employer/Patron
Roles: Employer/Patron
Roles: Member of a church (musician)
Roles: Employer/Patron
Roles: Dedicatee/Owner ; Lyricist-Poet
Roles: Dedicatee/Owner ; Employer/Patron
Roles: Employer/Patron
Roles: Employer/Patron
Roles: Choirmaster ; Composer ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Priest
Roles: Composer
Roles: Employer/Patron
Roles: Member of a confraternity ; Member of a court chapel (musician)
Roles: Choirmaster ; Composer ; Master of choirboys
Roles: Choirmaster ; Cleric ; Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Priest ; Singer
Roles: Dedicatee/Owner ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon)
Roles: Lyricist-Poet
Roles: Member of a church (musician) ; Organist
Roles: Dedicatee/Owner ; Employer/Patron
Roles: Employer/Patron
Roles: Dedicatee/Owner ; Employer/Patron
Roles: Member of a church (musician) ; Tenor
Roles: Employer/Patron ; Music printer
Roles: Choirboy ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon)
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
Roles: Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a church (musician) ; Priest ; Tenor
Roles: Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (musician)
Roles: Member of a church (musician) ; Tenor
Roles: Member of a church (musician) ; Singer
Roles: Employer/Patron
Roles: Employer/Patron
Roles: Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Tenor
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
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
Roles: Composer
Roles: Composer
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
Roles: Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Music copyist ; Priest
Roles: Employer/Patron ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon)
http://preprod-ricercar.cesr.univ-tours.fr/projects/5/
David Fiala, Prosopography of Renaissance Singers (2004-2016), in RicercarDataLab [http://preprod-ricercar.cesr.univ-tours.fr/projects/5/] (accessed 10 November 2024).