La Prosopographie des chantres de la Renaissance rassemble les biographies des chanteurs professionnels qui ont travaillé dans les chapelles européennes de 1350 à 1600. La base de données recueille 4557 notices et offre une grande variété d’informations, depuis les variantes des noms des chanteurs à leurs lieux et dates d’activité, ainsi que leurs biographies complètes et détaillées. Le projet toujours en cours est régulièrement alimenté par de nouvelles notices biographiques.
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 les recherches biographiques 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 donneront de meilleurs résultats car un grand nombre de biographies sont écrites en français.
Les musicologues intéressés à contribuer peuvent contacter la personne responsable du projet, David Fiala.
Contributeurs
Rôles : Member of a church (musician)
Rôles : Member of a court chapel (lower ranked officer)
Rôles : Member of a church (musician)
Rôles : Choirmaster ; Composer ; Instrumentalist ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer ; Teacher
Rôles : Cleric ; Composer ; Member of a confraternity ; Member of a princely/private household ; Singer
Rôles : Copyist/Scribe
Rôles : Master of choirboys
Rôles : Composer ; Instrumentalist ; Member of a princely/private household ; Singer
Rôles : Dedicator
Rôles : Composer ; Instrumentalist ; Music printer ; Singer
Rôles : Composer ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer
Rôles : Music printer ; Printer/Publisher
Rôles : Employer/Patron ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon)
Rôles : Choirmaster ; Composer ; Organist
Rôles : Dedicatee/Owner ; Employer/Patron
Rôles : Copyist/Scribe ; Music copyist
Rôles : Bassus ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Monastic Order ; Priest ; Singer
Rôles : Composer ; Dedicatee/Owner ; Employer/Patron
Rôles : Music printer
Rôles : Employer/Patron
Rôles : Member of a church (musician)
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
Rôles : Member of a court chapel (higher ecclesiastic)
Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a court chapel (musician)
Rôles : Composer
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
Rôles : Dedicatee/Owner ; Professional environment - Others
Rôles : Employer/Patron
Rôles : Composer
Rôles : Dedicatee/Owner
Rôles : Composer ; Master of choirboys
Rôles : Employer/Patron
Rôles : Employer/Patron
Rôles : Employer/Patron
Rôles : Choirmaster ; First Chaplain ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (musician)
Rôles : Employer/Patron
Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Priest ; Singer
Rôles : Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (musician)
Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (musician)
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
Rôles : Composer ; Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a church (lower ranked officer)
Rôles : Lyricist-Poet ; Printer/Publisher ; Writer/Scientist
Rôles : Dedicatee/Owner ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Priest
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
Rôles : Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (musician)
Rôles : Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Priest
Rôles : Bookseller ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Music printer ; Printer/Publisher
Rôles : Employer/Patron
Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; 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
Rôles : Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (musician)
Rôles : Member of a princely/private household ; Monastic Order
Rôles : Employer/Patron
Rôles : Member of a court chapel (lower ranked officer)
Rôles : Composer ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Member of a princely/private household
Rôles : Composer ; Organist
Rôles : Choirboy ; Composer ; Dedicatee/Owner ; Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a church (musician)
Rôles : Dedicatee/Owner ; Member of a church (musician)
Rôles : Member of a church (musician)
Rôles : Employer/Patron ; Lyricist-Poet
Rôles : Composer ; Monastic Order
Rôles : Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (musician) ; Priest
Rôles : Choirmaster ; Composer ; Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a church (musician)
Rôles : Composer ; Dedicator
Rôles : Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Priest
Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Tenor
Rôles : Bookseller ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Music printer ; Printer/Publisher
Rôles : Composer ; Member of a church (musician)
Rôles : Composer ; Monastic Order ; Music copyist
Rôles : Choirmaster ; Composer ; Member of a court chapel (musician)
Rôles : Dedicatee/Owner ; Employer/Patron ; Priest
Rôles : Dedicatee/Owner ; Employer/Patron
Rôles : Employer/Patron
Rôles : Employer/Patron
Rôles : Member of a church (musician)
Rôles : Employer/Patron
Rôles : Dedicatee/Owner ; Lyricist-Poet
Rôles : Dedicatee/Owner ; Employer/Patron
Rôles : Employer/Patron
Rôles : Employer/Patron
Rôles : Choirmaster ; Composer ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Priest
Rôles : Composer
Rôles : Employer/Patron
Rôles : Member of a confraternity ; Member of a court chapel (musician)
Rôles : Instrumentalist ; Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (musician) ; Music copyist ; Organist ; Priest
Rôles : Choirmaster ; Composer ; Master of choirboys
Rôles : Choirmaster ; Cleric ; Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Priest ; Singer
Rôles : Dedicatee/Owner ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon)
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 : Dedicatee/Owner ; Employer/Patron
Rôles : Employer/Patron
Rôles : Dedicatee/Owner ; Employer/Patron
Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Tenor
Rôles : Employer/Patron ; Music printer
Rôles : Choirboy ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon)
Rôles : Composer
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
Rôles : Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a church (musician) ; Priest ; Tenor
Rôles : Master of choirboys
Rôles : Master of choirboys ; Member of a church (musician)
Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Tenor
Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Singer
Rôles : Employer/Patron
Rôles : Employer/Patron
Rôles : Member of a church (musician) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Tenor
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
Rôles : 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
Rôles : Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Member of a princely/private household ; Noble birth
Rôles : Composer
Rôles : Composer
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
Rôles : Member of a church (lower ranked officer) ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Music copyist ; Priest
Rôles : Composer ; Member of a court chapel (musician) ; Singer
Rôles : Employer/Patron ; Member of a church (higher ecclesiastic, canon)
http://preprod-ricercar.cesr.univ-tours.fr/projects/5/
Fiala David, Prosopography of Renaissance Singers (2004-2016), in RicercarDataLab [http://preprod-ricercar.cesr.univ-tours.fr/projects/5/] (accessed 05 January 2025).