Music in the Medieval World
by Albert Seay
Period: Medieval
Born: Wednesday, October 31, 1291 in Vitry, Champagne,
France
Died: Tuesday, June 9, 1361 in Meaux (near Paris),
France
Nation of Origin: France
Major Works:
Treatise: Ars Nova, (the new art)
Other Information:
Vitry worked for the royal family in Paris and from 1346 to 1350 he
served in the army of Duke Jean of Normandy. In 1351, Pope Clement
VI appointed him bishop of Meaux. He is most famous for his
treatise, Ars Nova, in which he explains the new theory of
mensural notation and binary rhythm.
Composer Bibliography:
Schrade, Leo, Polyphonic Music of the 14th Century, Monaco:
Editions de l'oiseau-lyre, 1956.
General Bibliography:
Kennedy, Michael, The Oxford Dictionary of
Music, Oxford University Press, 2nd Edition, 1997, ISBN:
0198691629
Reese, Gustave, Music in the Middle Ages : With
an Introduction on the Music of Ancient Times, W.W. Norton
& Company, October 1940, ISBN: 0393097501
Sachs, Curt, The Rise of Music in the Ancient
World , W. W. Norton & Company, 1943, ASIN:
0393097188
Sadie, Stanley and Tyrrell, John; Editors, The New Grove
Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Groves Dictionaries, Inc.,
January 2001, ISBN: 1561592390
Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Laura; Editors,
Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Gale Group,
December 2000, ISBN: 0028655257
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