13th century in music

none 12th century in music – 13th century in music – 1300s in music Events c.1206 – A Minnesang contest, the Sängerkrieg auf der Wartburg, is held in Eisenach. Competitors included Walther von der Vogelweide, Heinrich von Ofterdingen, Reinmar von Zweter, and Klingsor von Ungerland Klingsor hu Klingsor von Ungerlant.G. Kraft and Percy M. Young, "Eisenach", The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London: Macmillan Publishers, 2001). 1221 – the Vienna city laws (renewed in 1244) declared itinerant minstrels to have no legal rights, while minstrels resident in a parish were exempted and therefore were able to develop organizations within the framework of municipal law.Theophil Antonicek, "Vienna, §1: To the 15th Century", The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London: Macmillan Publishers, 2001). 1254 – Alfonso X of Castile establishes a chair of music at the University of Salamanca.Jack Sage, "Alfonso el Sabio [Alfonso X]", The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London: Macmillan Publishers, 2001). 1259 – An organ is installed in the Cathedral of Worms.Fritz Reuter, "Worms", The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London: Macmillan Publishers, 2001). Bands formed 1212. The Thomanerchor is founded in Leipzig.July 2020 Treatises 1271 – Amerus, Practica artis musicae.F. Alberto Gallo, "Amerus [Aluredus, Annuerus, Aumerus]", The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London: Macmillan Publishers, 2001). 1274 – Elias Salomo, Scientia artis musicae.Joseph Dyer, "Salomo, Elias [Salomon, Hélie]", The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London: Macmillan Publishers, 2001). 1279 – Anonymous of St Emmeram, De musica mensurata (Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Cod. Lat. Mon. [Cim.] 14523), one of the two main treatises on the theory of Notre Dame polyphony.Heinrich Sowa, Ein anonymer glossierter Mensuraltraktat 1279, Königsberger Studien zur Musikwissenschaft 9 (Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1930): 132. Compositions 1201 – Raimbaut de Vaqueiras, "Ara pot hom conoisser e proar" (chanson de croisade, celebrating the election of Boniface de Monferrat as leader of the Fourth Crusade) 1204–05 – Raimbaut de Vaqueiras, "No·m agrad' iverns ni pascors" 1227–34 – A Play of Daniel with music is written at the school of Beauvais Cathedral. 1235–39 – Theobald I of Navarre, "Seignor, sachiés, qui or ne s’en ira" (chanson de croisade) 1239 – Theobald I of Navarre, "Au tens plain de felonie" (chanson de croisade) 1239–40 – Theobald I of Navarre, "Li dous penser et li dous souvenir" (chanson de croisade) Births 1201 30 May – Thibaut IV, Count of Champagne and Brie, King of Navarre (d. 7 July 1253) date unknown – Richart de Fournival, French trouvère (d. 1260) 1216 date unknown – Safi al-Din al-Urmawi, musician and theorist (d. 1296) 1217 date unknown – John I, Duke of Brittany, French trouvère (d. 1286) 1221 23 November – Alfonso X of Castile, Spanish monarch, poet, and composer (d. 1284) 1291 31 October – Philippe de Vitry, French composer, music theorist, and poet (d. 1361) Deaths 1201 – Léonin (died this year or soon after) 1203 May or June – Le Chastelain de Couci, French trouvère 1204 12 December – Maimonides, Jewish rabbi and writer on music (b. 1135 or 1138) 1207 4 September – Raimbaut de Vaqueiras, troubadour (b. c.1155) 1231 25 December – Folquet de Marselha, troubadour (b. c.1155) 1236 26 December – Philip the Chancellor (b. c.1165) 1245 date unknown – Guillaume le Vinier, French trouvère (b. c.1190) 1253 7 July – Thibaut IV, Count of Champagne and Brie, King of Navarre (b. 30 May 1201) 1260 date unknown – Richart de Fournival, French trouvère 1284 4 April – Alfonso X of Castile 1286 8 October – John I, Duke of Brittany, French trouvère (b. 1217) 1288 – Adam de la Halle (possibly survived until at least 1306) References