Burgundian School
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The Burgundian School was a group of composers active in the 15th century in what is now northern and eastern France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, centered on the court of the Dukes of Burgundy. The
Composer Guillaume Dufay (left) and Gilles Binchois (right), Martin le Franc, "Champion des Dames"
L'homme armé
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L'homme armé is a secular song from the Late Middle Ages, of the Burgundian School. According to Allan W. Atlas, "the tune circulated in both the Mixolydian mode and Dorian mode." It was the most popu
Burgundian School
…in 1474, the most prominent Burgundian musician was Antoine Busnois, who was also a prolific composer of chansons, and who possibly wrote the famous L'homme armé tune. Burgundian composers favored secular forms, at least while they worked in Burgundian lands; much sacred music survives, especially from those…
"L'homme armé" in the Mellon Chansonnier, c. 1470
Missa "L'homme armé" for 12 voices (attributed to Giacomo Carissimi)