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Antoine Busnois

1430 - 1492

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Antoine Busnois (also Busnoys; c. 1430 – before 6 November 1492) was a French composer, singer and poet of early Renaissance music. Busnois and colleague Johannes Ockeghem were the leading European composers of the second half the 15th century, and central figures of the early Franco-Flemish School.While also noted as a composer of motets and other sacred music, he was one of the most renowned 15th-century composers of secular polyphonic chansons. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Antoine Busnois has received more than 92,345 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Antoine Busnois is the 502nd most popular composer (down from 393rd in 2019), the 2,053rd most popular biography from France (down from 1,643rd in 2019) and the 73rd most popular French Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Antoine Busnois ranks 502 out of 1,216. Before him are Antonio de Cabezón, Albert Ketèlbey, Franz Doppler, Thomas Arne, Ferdinand Hérold, and Bruno Maderna. After him are Jeremiah Clarke, Joseph Hellmesberger Jr., Ethel Smyth, Curt Sachs, John Blow, and Max Richter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1430, Antoine Busnois ranks 13. Before him are Dorothea of Brandenburg, Heinrich Kramer, Cosimo Tura, Beatriz, Duchess of Viseu, Justus van Gent, and Francesco Laurana. After him are Uhwudong, Oliviero Carafa, Nicolas Froment, Desiderio da Settignano, and Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter. Among people deceased in 1492, Antoine Busnois ranks 9. Before him are Piero della Francesca, Elizabeth Woodville, Casimir IV Jagiellon, Jami, Gülbahar Hatun, and Beatrice of Silva. After him are Jaume Huguet and Sonni Ali.

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In France

Among people born in France, Antoine Busnois ranks 2,053 out of 6,011. Before him are Prosper of Aquitaine (390), Maria Letizia Bonaparte, Duchess of Aosta (1866), Stéphanie Félicité, comtesse de Genlis (1746), Ferdinand Hérold (1791), Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (1955), and Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière (1734). After him are Blanche of France, Duchess of Austria (1278), Amédée Ozenfant (1886), Danielle Mitterrand (1924), Jacques Tourneur (1904), Jacques Cazotte (1719), and Hugh of Châteauneuf (1053).

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Among COMPOSERS In France

Among composers born in France, Antoine Busnois ranks 73. Before him are Louis Durey (1888), Maurice Duruflé (1902), Florent Schmitt (1870), Franck Pourcel (1913), Henri Duparc (1848), and Ferdinand Hérold (1791). After him are Théodore Dubois (1837), Hervé (1825), Edgard Varèse (1883), Jean Françaix (1912), Alexandre Guilmant (1837), and Gabriel Pierné (1863).

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