Richard Loqueville
Medieval and Renaissance French composer
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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
Works
| 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.
