Franco of Cologne
Active mid-to-late 13th century
13th c. · Ars Antiqua
Musical context
Ars Antiqua · 13th c.
In and around medieval Paris, cathedral culture and the developing university supported increasingly elaborate written polyphony. The music associated with Léonin and Pérotin at Notre Dame provided foundations for later thirteenth-century practice. Musicians developed the motet from existing polyphonic repertories, and theorists such as Franco of Cologne described notation that made rhythmic relationships more explicit. Explore the era →
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