Alexander Agricola

Agricola's Missa Malheur me bat as it appears in the choirbook A-Wn Cod. 1783, 65v. The name of the composer is given as "Allexandre agricoLA", with the LA represented by a solmisation symbol.

Alexander Agricola (/əˈɡrɪkələ/; born Alexander Ackerman;[1] c. 1446 – 15 August 1506) was a Netherlandish composer of the Renaissance writing in the Franco-Flemish style. A prominent member of the Grande chapelle, the Habsburg musical establishment, he was a renowned composer in the years around 1500, and his music was widely distributed throughout Europe. He composed music in all of the important sacred and secular styles of the time.[2]

  1. ^ Visual Reference Guides, Classical Music, General Editor: John Burrows, Dorling Kindersley Limited
  2. ^ Wegman/Fitch, Grove online

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