Arnold Caussin Explained

Arnold Caussin
Birth Date:	c. 1505
Birth Place:	Ath, Hapsburg Netherlands
Death Date:	c. 1558
Occupation:	Composer, Choirmaster, Musician

Arnold Caussin, c. 1505 – c. 1558, was a Renaissance choirmaster, musician, and composer, who wrote a number of motets.^[1]

Education

He was a student in the University of Krakow (1526), registered as "Arnoldus Caussin de Ath ex Hanoniensi Comitatu, Iusquin [des Prés] magnus musicus discipulus".^[2] He was a pupil of Josquin des Prez.

References

1. Alfred Baumgartner, Alte Musik: von den Anfängen abendländischer Musik bis zur Vollendung der Renaissance, Convent Verlag GmbH, 1981, pp 365-366
2. Henri Musielak, Revue de Musicologie, t. 62, n° 2, [Paris] 1976, p. 308.