The Ricercar programme offers a database dedicated to the musicians of the Renaissance. Consisting mainly of the 4500 records from the Prosopographie des Chantres de la Renaissance, the database is expanded with several hundred records from other projects, and will be periodically enriched by the addition of new biographical records.
For any queries, please contact David Fiala.

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Role
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  • Professional environment
    • Court chapels
      • Member of a court chapel (musician)
      • Member of a court chapel (lower ranked officer)
      • Member of a court chapel (higher ecclesiastic)
    • Church choirs
      • Member of a church (musician)
      • Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon)
      • Member of a church (lower ranked officer)
    • Professional environment - others
      • Member of a princely/private household
      • Member of a civic musical ensemble
      • Cleric
      • Priest
      • Monastic order
      • Civic officer
  • Musical abilities
    • Singers
      • Singer
      • Superius
      • Altus
      • Contratenor
      • Tenor
      • Bassus
      • Choirboy
    • Instrumentalists
      • Instrumentalist
      • Organist
      • Lutenist
      • Instrument maker or seller
    • Composition
      • Composer
      • Composer (no known polyphonic works preserved)
      • Plainchant composer
      • Plainchant composer (no known plainchant preserved)
      • Secondary composer
      • Reconstruction
    • Music theory
      • Music theorist
      • Music theorist (no known writings preserved)
    • Music dissemination and circulation
      • Music copyist
      • Music copyist (no known copy identified)
      • Printer/publisher
      • Music printer
      • Editor
      • Agent for recruitment of musicians
    • Musical direction responsibilities
      • Choirmaster
      • Master of choirboys
      • Cantor (ecclesiastical dignitary)
      • Succentor (ecclesiastical office)
      • First chaplain
    • Music pedagogy
      • Teacher
      • Instrumental teacher
      • University teacher
      • Singing teacher
  • Others
    • Employer/patron
    • Bookseller
    • Copyist/scribe
    • Cartographer
    • Calligraph
    • Dedicatee/owner
    • Dedicator
    • Actor
    • Writer/scientist
    • Lyricist-poet
    • Artist/craftsman
    • Student
    • Member of a confraternity
    • Illegitimate birth
    • Noble birth
Institution type
Institution type
  • Religious institution
    • Administrated space
      • Archidiocese
      • Diocese
      • Other administrated space
    • Religious building
      • Anglican church
      • Buddhist temple
      • Catholic church
      • Monastery
      • Mosques
      • Orthodox church
      • Protestant church
      • Calvinist church
      • Lutherian church
      • Synagogue
    • Ecclesiastical household
      • Abbott’s household
      • Antipapal household
      • Bishop’s household
      • Cardinal’s household
      • Religious confraternity
      • Papal household
      • Patriarch’s househould
  • Political institution
    • Secular institution
      • Governor’s household
      • Municipal institution
      • Parliament
    • Aristocratic household
      • Caliph’s household
      • Count’s household
      • Countess’ household
      • Duke’s household
      • Duchess’ household
      • Emir’s household
      • Imperial household
      • Marquess’ household
      • Marchioness’ household
      • Princely household
      • Shah’s household
      • Sultan’s household
    • Royal household
      • Dauphin’s household
      • King’s household
      • Queen’s household
  • Educational/academic institution
    • Academy
    • School
    • University
  • Other institution
    • Guild
    • Hospital
    • Private family
    • Other
Event type
Event type
  • Personal event
    • Birth
    • Death
    • Marriage
    • Post mortem
    • Personal event - others
  • Professional career
    • Musical position
    • Musical performance
    • Musical source
    • Religious position
    • Benefices
    • Professional career - others
  • Education
    • General education
    • Musical education
  • Others
    • Travel
    • Official event
    • Other event
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Messire Lucas fl. 1501-1506†

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

Pietrequin [Dijon] fl. 1520/1521

Roles: Member of a church (musician) ; Singer

Beatrice of Naples 1457-1508

Roles: Dedicatee/Owner ; Employer/Patron

Balthasar Arthopius fl. 1530-1534†

Roles: Choirmaster ; Composer ; Organist

Pierre Attaingnant circa 1494-1551/1553

Roles: Employer/Patron ; Music printer

Frederick III of Austria fl. 1467/1480

Roles: Employer/Patron

Marguerite d'Autriche 1480-1530

Roles: Dedicatee/Owner ; Employer/Patron

Adrien Basin fl. 1456-1498†

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

Basiron Pierre fl. 1458-1529†

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

Guillaume Bassillon fl. 1564

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