(Al-eks-an’-der A-gre-ko-la) c. 1446–1506 Franco-Flemish composer Probably born in what is now Belgium, Agricola was employed by, or associated with, some of the most brilliant courts in Europe, including those of Galeazzo Maria Sforza in Milan, Lorenzo de’ Medici in Florence, Burgundy and the French royal court. He composed Masses, motets, chansons and ...
tradition, into a freer and more expressive idiom. Recommended Recording: Songs and Dances of the Middle Ages, Sonus (Dorian) Introduction | Medieval Era | Classical Personalities | Alexander Agricola | Renaissance | Classical ...
Countries (e.g., Lille, Bruges and Brussels). The dukes had the finest chapel of their age, employing musicians such as Binchois and Busnoys and, later Alexander Agricola (c. 1446–1506); the Burgundian tradition merged with that of the Spanish court to produce one of the most important institutions of the Renaissance. Styles & Forms | Medieval Era | ...
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