Adrian Willaert

Summary

Adrian Willaert is a human^[1]. He was born in Rumbeke^[2]. He was born on 1480^[3]. He died in Venice^[4]. He died on December 7, 1562^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (131 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Rumbeke^[2], Adrian Willaert…
• Adrian Willaert passed away in Venice^[4].
• Adrian Willaert was born on 1480^[3].
• Adrian Willaert was born on 1490^[8].
• Adrian Willaert died on December 7, 1562^[5].
• Adrian Willaert held citizenship in County of Flanders^[9].
• Dutch was Adrian Willaert's native language^[10].
• Adrian Willaert worked as a composer^[6].
• Adrian Willaert held the position of chapelmaster^[11].
• A notable student of Adrian Willaert was Cipriano de Rore^[12].
• A notable student of Adrian Willaert was Andrea Gabrieli^[13].
• A notable student of Adrian Willaert was Costanzo Porta^[14].
• Adrian Willaert is recorded as male^[15].
• Adrian Willaert's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Adrian Willaert's genre is classical music^[17].
• Adrian Willaert's Commons category is recorded as Adrian Willaert^[18].
• Adrian Willaert's family name is recorded as Willaert^[19].
• Adrian Willaert's given name is recorded as Adriaan^[20].
• Adrian Willaert's given name is recorded as Adrian^[21].
• Adrian Willaert's given name is recorded as Adrien^[22].
• Adrian Willaert's sponsor is recorded as Ippolito II d'Este^[23].
• Adrian Willaert's work location is recorded as Ferrara^[24].
• Adrian Willaert's work location is recorded as Venice^[25].
• Adrian Willaert studied under Jean Mouton^[26].
• Adrian Willaert's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: BE^[29]

• Began / founded: 1490^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1562-12-07^[31]

• Genre(s): classical, renaissance^[32]

• Community tags: classical, renaissance^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 48a4c3b0-69d2-4d92-a2d7-61d0e33fdf02^[34]

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Origins and Family

Born in Rumbeke^[2], Adrian Willaert… Recorded date of birth include 1480^[3] and 1490^[8]. Dutch was his native language^[10].

Education

Adrian Willaert studied under Jean Mouton^[26].

Career and Affiliations

Adrian Willaert's professions included composer^[6]. He held the position of chapelmaster^[11]. Notable students include Cipriano de Rore^[12], a composer^[35], 1515–1565^[36], of Republic of Venice^[37]; Andrea Gabrieli^[13], a composer^[38], 1533–1585^[39], of Republic of Venice^[40]; and Costanzo Porta^[14], a composer^[41], 1529–1601^[42], specialised in Renaissance music^[43].

Death and Burial

Adrian Willaert died on December 7, 1562^[5]. He died in Venice^[4].

Why It Matters

Adrian Willaert ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (131 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] He is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

He has been cited as an influence by Perissone Cambio^[46], a composer^[47], 1520–1562^[48], of Kingdom of France^[49].

FAQs

Where was Adrian Willaert born?

Adrian Willaert was born in Rumbeke^[2].

Where did Adrian Willaert die?

Adrian Willaert passed away in Venice^[4].

What did Adrian Willaert do for work?

Adrian Willaert worked as composer^[6].

Who did Adrian Willaert influence?

Adrian Willaert has been cited as an influence by Perissone Cambio^[46].