Johannes Agricola (composer)

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Johannes Agricola (2nd half of the 15th century) was a Franco-Flemish composer and singer of the early Renaissance .

Identity and Works

In the case of Johannes Agricola, the dates and places of his birth and death could not yet be determined. In addition, the identity of his person has not been finally clarified. Documents from the Ghent City Archives name Johannes and Alexander Agricola (1446–1506) as brothers. According to today's assumption of music historical research, Johannes is identical to the singer Johannes Agricola, who worked for the Lieve Vrowe Broederschap (Brotherhood of Our Lady) between the years 1486 and 1493 and again in 1496 in the Dutch city of 's-Hertogenbosch , partly under the Name "Johannes de Gandavo". He may be the jo too . Agricola , to whom the arrangement of the song “Fors seulement” can be attributed; he could also be Jannes Agricola , from whom the three-part song “Dat ic mijen lijden aldus helen moet” is said to come (in another music-historical publication, however, this song is attributed to the composer Petrus Elinc ).

meaning

The musical style of the few well-known compositions by Johannes Agricola allows him to be assigned to the 2nd generation of Franco-Flemish composers.

Literature (selection)

  • Reinhard Strohm: The Rise of European Music, 1380-1500 , Cambridge 1993
  • CF Jickeli: Textless compositions around 1500 , Frankfurt am Main 1994
  • RC Wegman: Agricola, Bordon and Obrecht at Ghent: Discoveries and Revisions , in: Revue belge de musicologie No. 51, 1997, pp. 23-62

Web links

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  1. ^ The Music in Past and Present (MGG), Person Part Volume 1, Bärenreiter Verlag Kassel and Basel 1999, ISBN 3-7618-1111-X
personal data
SURNAME Agricola, Johannes
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Agricola, Jannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Franco-Flemish composer of the early Renaissance
DATE OF BIRTH 15th century
DATE OF DEATH 15th century or 16th century