Philippe de Vitry
French composer, music theorist and poet
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1291
- Died
- 1361
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Ars Nova treatises attributed to Philippe de Vitry
- [Roman de Fauvel]
- Oeuvres de Philippe de Vitry
- Complete works
- Ars nova
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1291-10-31
- Active to
- 1361-06-09
ars nova
Discography
Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Philippe de Vitry, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Article
Philippe de Vitry (31 October 1291 – 9 June 1361) was a French composer-poet, bishop and music theorist in the ars nova style of late medieval music. An accomplished, innovative, and influential composer, he was widely acknowledged as a leading musician of his day; the early Renaissance scholar Petrarch wrote a glowing tribute, calling him: "... the keenest and most ardent seeker of truth, so great a philosopher of our age." The important music treatise Ars nova notandi (1322) is usually attributed to Vitry.
It is thought that few of Vitry's compositions survive; though he wrote secular music, only his sacred works are extant.