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Pierre de la Rue

1460 - 1518

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Pierre de la Rue (c. 1452 – 20 November 1518) was a Franco-Flemish composer and singer of the Renaissance. His name also appears as Piersson or variants of Pierchon and his toponymic, when present, as various forms of de Platea, de Robore, or de Vico. A member of the same generation as Josquin des Prez, and a long associate of the Habsburg-Burgundian musical chapel, he ranks with Agricola, Brumel, Compère, Isaac, Obrecht, and Weerbeke as one of the most famous and influential composers in the Netherlands polyphonic style in the decades around 1500. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre de la Rue is the 451st most popular composer, the 239th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 219th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Belgian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Pierre de la Rue ranks 451 out of 1,451. Before him are Miki Matsubara, Grock, Johannes Tinctoris, Carl Loewe, John Blow, and Antonio de Cabezón. After him are Bruno Maderna, Christoph Graupner, Simon Mayr, Ariel Ramírez, Stefano Landi, and Alfred Einstein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1460, Pierre de la Rue ranks 16. Before him are Tilman Riemenschneider, Jacopo de' Barbari, Judah Leon Abravanel, Geertgen tot Sint Jans, Andrea Solari, and João da Nova. After him are Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Konstanty Ostrogski, Johannes Widmann, Rodrigo de Bastidas, John Skelton, and Georges d'Amboise. Among people deceased in 1518, Pierre de la Rue ranks 4. Before him are Kabir, Oruç Reis, and Vannozza dei Cattanei. After him are Gian Giacomo Trivulzio, William IX, Marquis of Montferrat, and Loyset Compère.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Pierre de la Rue ranks 239 out of 1,190. Before him are Melchior Broederlam (1355), Theodor de Bry (1528), Théo van Rysselberghe (1862), Herbert Wimmer (1944), Maria of Brabant, Holy Roman Empress (1190), and Johannes Tinctoris (1435). After him are Princess Henriette of Belgium (1870), Peter Snayers (1592), Thibaut Courtois (1992), Charles Eugene, Duke of Württemberg (1728), Prince Alexandre of Belgium (1942), and Henry II, Duke of Brabant (1207).

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Among COMPOSERS In Belgium

Among composers born in Belgium, Pierre de la Rue ranks 18. Before him are Pierre De Geyter (1848), Cipriano de Rore (1515), Heinrich Isaac (1450), Alexander Agricola (1446), Charles Auguste de Bériot (1802), and Johannes Tinctoris (1435). After him are Jean Absil (1893), Philippe Herreweghe (1947), Johannes Ciconia (1370), Guillaume Lekeu (1870), François-Joseph Fétis (1784), and Giaches de Wert (1535).

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