Magister Franciscus () was a French

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-poet in the '' ars nova'' style of late

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. He is known for two surviving works, the three-

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ballades: ''De Narcissus'' and ''Phiton, Phiton, beste tres venimeuse''; the former was widely distributed in his lifetime. Modern scholarship disagrees on whether Franciscus was the same person as the composer

F. Andrieu F. Andrieu (; possibly François or Franciscus Andrieu) was a French composer in the style of late medieval music. Nothing is known for certain about him except that he wrote ''Armes, amours/O flour des flours'' (''Weapons, loves/O flower of f ...

Identity career

Franciscus may be the same person as the

who wrote ''Armes, amours/O flour des flours'', a ''déploration'' on the death of poet-composer

Guillaume de Machaut Guillaume de Machaut (, ; also Machau and Machault; – April 1377) was a French composer and poet who was the central figure of the style in late medieval music. His dominance of the genre is such that modern musicologists use his death to ...

(–1377). Although, the scholarly consensus on this identification is unclear. He may also be Franciscus de Goano or Johannes Franchois. Machaut was the most dominant and important composer of the 14th century, and Franciscus's works show many similarities to his, suggesting the two were contemporaries.

Music

Only two of his works survive, the three-

ballades: ''De Narcissus'' and ''Phiton, Phiton, beste tres venimeuse''. They are both contained 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 ...

. Reaney notes that Magister Franciscus's works are likely earlier than Andrieu's, between 1370 and 1376.

Works

Editions

''Franciscus's works are included in the following collections:'' * *

Recordings

References

Notes

Citations

Sources

;Books * * * ;Journals and articles * * * * *

External links

*
Works by Magister Franciscus
in the Medieval Music Database from

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