Loyset Compère

Composer

1445 – 1518

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Who was Loyset Compère?

Loyset Compère was a Netherlandish composer of the Renaissance. Of the same generation as Josquin des Prez, he was one of the most significant composers of motets and chansons of that era, and one of the first musicians to bring the light Italianate Renaissance style to France.

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Born
1445
Also known as
  • Loyset Compere
  • Compére
  • Compère, Loyset
  • Compere
Nationality
  • France
Died
Aug 16, 1518
Saint-Quentin

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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