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
"L'homme armé" in the Mellon Chansonnier, c. 1470
Missa "L'homme armé" for 12 voices (attributed to Giacomo Carissimi)
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
L'homme armé
…L'homme armé (from French 'the armed man') 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 (transposed to G)." It was the most popular tune used…
Composer Guillaume Dufay (left) and Gilles Binchois (right), Martin le Franc, "Champion des Dames"