Richard Loqueville (died 1418) was a French composer active during the transition between Medieval and Renaissance music. A musician at Cambrai Cathedral, Loqueville was a harpist and teacher, whose students included Edward III, Duke of Bar and the influential composer Guillaume Du Fay.

Life and career

Little is known of Loqueville's life. A trained harpist, he taught it to Edward III, the son of the Robert, Duke of Bar, in 1410.[1] He is also known to have taught plainsong to the Duke's choirboys.[1] From 1413 until the end of his life he taught music at Cambrai Cathedral alongside Nicolas Malin. The celebrated composer Guillaume Du Fay was likely a student his student at the cathedral[2] and Du Fay's first compositions were probably written under his influence and instruction.[3] He is known to have been married.[4] In 1418 he died in Cambrai.[1]

Music

Attributed to him are four rondeaux, a ballade, an isorhythmic motet in honour of the Breton saint Yvo, a Marian motet, and several Mass movements.[1]

Works

List of compositions by Richard Loqueville[1]
Title No. of voices Genre CMM
Gloria, Credo 3 Gloria in excelsis Deo/Credo R
Gloria 3 Gloria in excelsis Deo R
Gloria 3 Gloria in excelsis Deo R
Sanctus[n 1] 4 Sanctus R 10
O flos in divo/Sacris pignoribus 3 Isorhythmic motet R 11
O regina clementissima 3 Antiphon R 12
Quant compaignons 3 Ballade R 5
Je vous pri 3 Rondeau refrain R 1
Pour mesdisans 3 Rondeau R 4
Puisque je suy amoureux 3 Rondeau R 3
Qui ne veroit que vos deulx yeux 3 Rondeau R 2

Editions

Loqueville's works are included in the following collections:

  • Reaney, Gilbert, ed. (1966). Early Fifteenth-Century Music. Corpus mensurabilis musicae 11. Vol. 3, Collected Works of Richard Loqueville, Estienne Grossin, R. Libert, and Benoit. Cambridge: American Institute of Musicology. OCLC 679376469.

Notes

  1. with trope ‘Qui januas mortis’[1]

References

Sources

Books
Journals and articles

Further reading

  • Dannemann, Erna (1973) [1936]. Die spätgotische Musiktradition in Frankreich und Burgund vor dem Aufreten Dufays (in German) (Reprint ed.). Valentin Koerner. ISBN 978-3-87320-522-2.
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