Chansons

Only seven secular compositions of his larger musical output have survived. Despite the small sample size, Pierre Fontaine’s songs exhibit an originality and beauty that foreshadowed those of his famous followers Gilles Binchois and Guillaume Dufay. Mathias Le Rider This score is taken from the book Les chansons de Pierre Fontaine, dans l’atelier d’un musicien des années 1400 by Mathias Le Rider for interpretative use. For more detailed analysis, please refer to the book.