Matteo da Perugia
Matteo da Perugia (fl. 1400–1416) was a Medieval Italian composer, presumably from Perugia. From 1402 to 1407 he was the first magister cappellae of the Milan Cathedral; his duties included being cantor and teaching three boys selected by the Cathedral deputies.
Matteo da Perugia
- Died
- 1416 · Milan.
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- composer
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Matteo da Perugia (fl. 1400–1416) was a Medieval Italian composer, presumably from Perugia. From 1402 to 1407 he was the first magister cappellae of the Milan Cathedral; his duties included being cantor and teaching three boys selected by the Cathedral deputies.
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Little is known about his life apart from this. Willi Apel asserted that he was the principal composer of his generation, but this claim was challenged by Heinrich Besseler, and Matteo's historical position remains an open question. Neither has there yet been a thorough stylistic study of his compositions. He wrote many contra-tenors to existing works, which resulted in many of these being wrongly ascribed to him. Matteo wrote in many forms, including the virelai, the ballade, and the rondeau. One of his patrons was Antipope Alexander V.
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1350
Matteo da Perugia born at Perugia.
1416
Matteo da Perugia died at Milan.
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Perugia.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q2343880: Matteo da Perugia
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- “Matteo da Perugia”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Matteo da Perugia e Bertrand Feragut i due primi Maestri di Cappella del Duomo di Milano, Acta Musicologica, 1956
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- MusicBrainz artist record for Matteo da Perugia
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Matteo da Perugia e Bertrand Feragut i due primi Maestri di Cappella del Duomo di Milano, Acta Musicologica, 1956Crossref registry
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 121717046, Matteo, da Perugia.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Matteo da Perugia is recorded as composer.
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