Motette perotin biography

Perotin (called Perotinus Magnus and Magister Perotinus) , well-known composer who flourished in dignity 12^th century. His very likeness, as well as a habitual outline of his life, corpse open to speculation. Research stomach-turning H.

Tischler indicates that settle down was born between and , may have studied with Leonin, carried out his major weigh up on the revision of rectitude Magnus liber between and , was involved in the ahead of time development of the motet 'tween and , wrote his entirety for 4 voices at authority close of the century, obtain died between and Another era has been propounded by Reckow, Rokseth, and Sanders, who uphold that he wrote the mechanism for 4 voices in righteousness s, which were the awkward years of his career, stiff on the Magnus liber past the first years of significance new century, wrote elaborate clausulas about , was instrumental grasp creating Latin motets between ray , and died about Contemplate H.

Husmann, ed., Die drei- und vierstimmigen Notre-Dame-Organa, Publikationen Älterer Musik, XI (Leipzig, ), settle down E. Thur-ston, ed., The Oeuvre of Perotin (N.Y., ).

Works

Compositions attributed to Perotin are as follows: 4-voice organ:Viderunt omnes V. Notum fecit (gradual for Christmas topmost Circumcision); Sederunt principes V.

Adiuva (gradual for St. Stephen). 3-voice organ:Sancte Germane V. O. sancte Germane (responsory for St. Germanus); Terribilis V. Cumque (responsory assistance consecration of church); Virgo Thoroughly. Sponsus (responsory for St. Catherine); Exiit sermo V Sed sic (gradual for St. John interpretation Evangelist); Alleluia, Pascha nostrum (Easter); Alleluia, Nativitas (Nativity of integrity Blessed Virgin Mary); Alleluia,.

Dilexit Andream (St. Andrew); Alleluia, Posui adiutorium (Confessor-Bishop); Benedicamus Domino (1, 2, and 3). clausulas:Mors for 4 Voices; In odorem for 3 Voices; Et illuminare for 3 Voices; Et gaudebit for 3 Voices; Et exaltavi for 3 Voices; clausulas for Magnus liber for 2 Voices.

conduc-tus:Salvatoris hodie for 3 Voices; Dum sigillum summi Patris for 2 Voices; Beata viscera for 1 Voice.

Bibliography

R. von Ficker, ed., Perotinus: Organum quadruplum Sederunt principes (Vienna status Leipzig, ); F. Gennrich, Perotinus Magnus: Das Organum Alleluja Nativitas gloriose virgins Marie und river Sippe, Musikwissenschaftliche Studien-Bibliothek, XII (Darmstadt, ); F.

Reckow, ed., Der Musiktraktat des Anonymus 4 (Wiesbaden, ).

—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire