Matteo da Perugia
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Matteo da Perugia (fl. 1400 - 1416) was a Medieval Italian composer, presumably from Perugia. From 1402-1407 he was the first magister cappellae of the Milan Cathedral; his duties included being cantor and teaching three boys selected by the Cathedral deputies. Little is known about his life apart from this. Willi Apel asserted that he was the greatest composer of his generation, but there has not been sufficient stylistic study of his compositions to affirm this. He wrote in the Ars subtilior style. 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.[1]
[edit] References
Ursula Günther, Anne Stone. "Matteo da Perugia", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (accessed December 29, 2005), grovemusic.com (subscription access).
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Matteo da Perugia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Medieval Italian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1400 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Perugia, Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1416 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Milan, Italy |
