Philippe de Vitry (1291-1360) was a French poet, composer, and churchman-statesman. His treatise Ars nova became the rallying cry for all "modern" composers after about 1320.Born in Paris, Philippe de...
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Philippe de Vitry, early humanist scholar, poet, composer, and prelate, was held in high regard by intellectuals and literary figures of his day. Gace de la Buigne wrote that Philippe "made better mot...
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