Egidius, sometimes Magister Egidius, (c. 1350-1400?) is an ''

ars subtilior ''Ars subtilior'' (Latin for 'subtler art') is a musical style characterized by rhythmic and notational complexity, centered on Paris, Avignon in southern France, and also in northern Spain at the end of the fourteenth century.Hoppin 1978, 47 ...

'' composer found in the ''

Chantilly Codex The Chantilly Codex (''Chantilly, Musée Condé MS 564'') is a manuscript of medieval music containing pieces from the style known as the ''Ars subtilior''. It is held in the museum at the Château de Chantilly in Chantilly, Oise. Most of the co ...

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Modena Codex The Modena Codex (''Modena, Biblioteca Estense, α.m.5,24''; often referred to with the siglum Mod A) is an early fifteenth-century Italian manuscript of medieval music. The manuscript is one of the most important sources of the ''ars subtilior'' st ...

.'' Works attributed to "Egidius" in the ''Chantilly Codex'' comprise the

ballade Ballad is a form of narrative poetry, often put to music, or a type of sentimental love song in modern popular music. Ballad or Ballade may also refer to: Music Genres and forms * Ballade (classical music), a musical setting of a literary ballad ...

s ''Roses et lis'' and ''Courtois et sage,'' dedicated to

Pope Clement VII Pope Clement VII ( la, Clemens VII; it, Clemente VII; born Giulio de' Medici; 26 May 1478 – 25 September 1534) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 November 1523 to his death on 25 September 1534. Deemed "the ...

Avignon Avignon (, ; ; oc, Avinhon, label=Provençal dialect, Provençal or , ; la, Avenio) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Vaucluse Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region of So ...

. He is potentially identifiable with

Egidius de Murino Egidius de Francia (; also Egidius de Murino or Magister Frater Egidius) was a French music theorist of medieval music, known for the short treatise ''De motettis componendis''. He possibly was an Augustinian friar, as in a miniature illuminatio ...

, a composer and music theorist active at the same time.Garber, Benjamin
"Egidius de Murino"
from Medieval France: An Encyclopedia. William Kibler, ed. Garland 1995. p.316. Egidius de Aurelia (Egidius of Orleans), composer of "Alma Polis" and "Axe poli cum artica" is thought to be a different composer.

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