Person

Pérotin

Pérotin (fl. c. 1200) was a composer associated with the Notre Dame school of polyphony in Paris and the broader ars antiqua musical style of high medieval music. He is credited with developing the polyphonic practices of his predecessor Léonin, with the introduction of three and four-part harmonies.

Other than a brief mention by music theorist Johannes de Garlandia in his De Mensurabili Musica, v…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
France
Born
1160
Died
1230
Genres
Labels
Naxos
Deutsche Grammophon
ECM Records
Archiv Produktion
Lyrichord
Last updated: September 29th, 2018

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