Gilles Binchois - Jamais Cant

Gilles Binchois, also known as Gilles de Binche or Gilles de Bins (c. 1400 September 20, 1460), was a Franco-Flemish composer, one of the earliest members of the Burgundian School, and one of the three most famous composers of the early 15th century. While often ranked behind his contemporaries Guillaume Dufay and John Dunstaple, at least by contemporary scholars, his influence was arguably greater than either, since his works were cited, borrowed and used as source material more often than those by any other composer of the time.

Binchois is often considered to be the finest melodist of the 15th century, writing carefully shaped lines which are easy to sing, and utterly memorable. His tunes appeared in copies decades after his death, and were often used as sources for mass composition by later composers. Most of his music, even his sacred music, is simple and clear in outline, sometimes even ascetic; a greater contrast between Binchois and the extreme complexity of the ars subtilior of the previous century would be hard to imagine. Most of his secular songs are rondeaux, which became the most common song form during the century. Binchois, however, rarely wrote in strophic form, but instead shaped his melody independently of the verse's rhyme scheme.

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[Waterfront1]

@Amyblueiow

Oh, the researcher said the last word.

that's actually not as conclusive at all as you're putting it. it's well known that the art of the 15th century, especially outside Italy in the north of France and Belgium, is in a very transitional phase, and not Renaissance at all in terms of values concerning the rebirth of the classical culture, as it is in Italy, for example. And what more, Binchois, as his Flemish contemporaries did not consider himself at all a messenger of Renaissance.

[LeCoeuret]

C'est bonnet blanc et blanc bonnet...

[Amyblueiow]

hhmhm... Early Renaissance actually.. Sorry for the correction

[gjc82071]

Cool. Late Medieval music!