Johannes Cuvelier Explained

Johannes Cuvelier (fl c. 1372–d. after 1387) was a composer of the ars subtilior, whose surviving works are preserved in the Chantilly Codex. He was possibly born in Tournai and worked at the court of Charles V.^{[1] [2]}

His most important work is the poem La Chanson de Bertrand du Guesclin, a tribute to the Breton military commander Bertrand du Guesclin. He also has four works in the Chantilly Codex:

• Se Galaas et le puissant Artus
• Onques Arthur, Alixandre et Paris
• Se Genevre, Tristan, Yssout, Helaine
• En la saison que toute riens encline

Editions

• The Song of Bertrand du Guesclin, ed. and trans. Nigel Bryant, Boydell and Brewer, 2019.

Notes and References

1. http://arrow.latrobe.edu.au/store/3/4/5/4/2/public/MMDB/Composer/COM055.HTM The Works of Johannes Cuvelier
2. Encyclopedia: Günther . Ursula . Ursula Günther . 2001 . . Cuvelier, Jo(hannes) . . Oxford, England . 14 November 2020 . 10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.06990 . 978-1-56159-263-0 . subscription .