PEROTINUS

(Perotin, fl. c. 1200, Paris)

Composer ofdiscantstyleorganumandconductus, one of two composers, along withLeoninus, named by an anonymous source as associated with the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. This source credits Perotinus with compiling, revising, and improving theMagnus Liber Organi, an important source of early Christianpolyphony.