Historical dictionary of sacred music

BINCHOIS, GILLES

(c. 1400, Mons, Hainault [modern Belgium]– 20 September 1460, Soignies, France)
Composer mostly known today for his secularchansonsfor the Burgundian court (served c.1430–death), he also wrote sacred music in a comparatively conservative style: 12 singlemass ordinaries, eightmass pairs, sixMagnificats, and about 30motets.

  1. binchois, gilles—One of the major composers associated with the flowering of music at the court of the dukes of Burgundystrong in the thcentury Netherlands. Although he produced much litu...Historical Dictionary of Renaissance