Philippe de Monte

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Philippe de Monte was a prolific late Renaissance Franco-Flemish composer best known for his vast output of madrigals and sacred music, which significantly shaped the development of European vocal polyphony.

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instanceOf Franco-Flemish composer
Renaissance composer
composer
person
activeIn England
Italy
Prague
Vienna
birthPlace Habsburg Netherlands
Mechelen
birthYear 1521
contemporaryOf Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Orlande de Lassus
contributedTo development of European vocal polyphony
development of late Renaissance madrigal
deathPlace Kingdom of Bohemia
Prague
deathYear 1603
employer Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor
era late Renaissance
genre Mass
madrigal
motet
sacred music
secular vocal music
knownFor influence on European vocal polyphony
large output of madrigals
sacred vocal polyphony
languageOfTexts Italian
Latin
movement Renaissance
nationality Franco-Flemish
notableWork Missa Super La dolce vista
Missa Ultimi miei sospiri
Missa super Mon coeur se recommande à vous
occupation composer
singer
position Kapellmeister of the imperial chapel in Prague
Kapellmeister of the imperial chapel in Vienna
region Low Countries
school Burgundian School of music
surface form: Franco-Flemish School
servedAs Kapellmeister to the Holy Roman Emperor
style imitative counterpoint
polyphonic
workCount about 40 Masses
over 1100 madrigals
over 250 motets

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Claudio Monteverdi influencedBy Philippe de Monte