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 notices qui offrent une grande variété de profils de carrière et d’informations, depuis les variantes des noms des chanteurs à leurs lieux et dates d’activité, ainsi que leurs biographies complètes et détaillées. 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.

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 (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. 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.

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

Contributeurs

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


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)

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 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

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 : Dedicator

Antoine Barré fl. 1551-1572

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

Antoine de Févin circa 1470-1511/1512

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

Antoine de Rancon fl. 1558-1592†

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

Antonius Hucher fl. 1538/1550

Rôles : Music printer ; Printer/Publisher

Balthasar Arthopius fl. 1530-1534†

Rôles : Choirmaster ; Composer ; Organist

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

Buval fl. circa 1610

Rôles : Copyist/Scribe ; Music copyist

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 court chapel (musician) ; Monastic Order ; Priest ; Singer

Rôles : Music printer

Christophe Charlet fl. 1474-1505†

Rôles : Member of a church (musician)

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 Petit fl. 1378-1389†

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)

David de Lannoy fl. 1461-1479

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

Didier Lupi fl. 1548/1559

Rôles : Composer

Ebran fl. 1543/1559

Rôles : Composer

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

Étienne Brullé fl. 1509-1512

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

Foliot fl. 1490/1515

Rôles : Composer

Forestier fl. 1538/1541

Rôles : Composer

Rôles : Dedicatee/Owner

François Dulot fl. 1514-1531

Rôles : Composer ; Master of choirboys

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

Gerard Bruyne fl. 1342-1370

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

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 Mureau fl. 1462-1512†

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

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

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)

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)

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

Henricus de Campis fl. 1534/1549

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

Hotin Compere fl. 1472-circa 1474†

Rôles : Choirboy

Jacques de Fécamp fl. 1384-1414†

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

Rôles : Member of a court chapel (musician)

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

Jean Barbé fl. 1486-1507†

Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Priest ; 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 : 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 Cousin fl. 1523/1524

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

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 Doublet fl. 1532/1540

Rôles : Composer ; Organist

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)

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 Guérin [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 Lebuef fl. 1362

Rôles : Composer ; Monastic Order

Jean Molinet fl. 1503-1523

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

Jean Picard fl. 1369

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

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 Servin 1529-1609

Rôles : Composer ; Dedicator

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 Reson fl. 1425/1435

Rôles : Composer ; Member of a church (musician)

Rôles : Composer ; Monastic Order ; Music copyist

Léonard Barre fl. 1537-after 1555

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

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

Mathieu Sohier fl. 1533-1548

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

Mathurin Forestier fl. 1500/1520

Rôles : Composer

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 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

Nicolas de Marle fl. 1544-circa 1568

Rôles : Choirmaster ; Composer ; Master of choirboys

Nicolas Grouzy fl. 1565-1568†

Rôles : Choirmaster ; Composer ; Master of choirboys ; Teacher

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

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

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

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) ; Tenor

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 Gontier fl. circa 1417

Rôles : Organist

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

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

Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Tenor

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

Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Singer

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

Robert Gadiffer fl. 1457-circa 1470

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

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

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

Simon de Bonefont fl. 1551/1557

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

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

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

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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