Thomas Crecquillon

Summary

Thomas Crecquillon is a human^[1]. He was born on 1505^[2]. He died in Béthune^[3]. He died on January 1, 1557^[4]. He worked as a composer^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Thomas Crecquillon died in Béthune^[3].
• Thomas Crecquillon was born on 1505^[2].
• Thomas Crecquillon died on January 1, 1557^[4].
• Thomas Crecquillon held citizenship in Habsburg Netherlands^[7].
• Thomas Crecquillon's professions included composer^[5].
• Thomas Crecquillon is recorded as male^[8].
• Thomas Crecquillon's instance of is recorded as human^[9].
• Thomas Crecquillon's genre is classical music^[10].
• Thomas Crecquillon's Commons category is recorded as Thomas Crecquillon^[11].
• Thomas Crecquillon's family name is recorded as Créquillon^[12].
• Thomas Crecquillon's given name is recorded as Thomas^[13].
• Thomas Crecquillon's work location is recorded as Leuven^[14].
• Thomas Crecquillon's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary^[15].
• Thomas Crecquillon's described by source is recorded as Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers^[16].
• Thomas Crecquillon's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Latin^[17].
• Thomas Crecquillon's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Thomas Créquillon'}^[18].
• Thomas Crecquillon's start of work period is recorded as 1544^[19].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[20]

• Country: BE^[21]

• Began / founded: 1505^[22]

• Ended / dissolved: 1557^[23]

• Genre(s): renaissance^[24]

• Community tags: early music, renaissance^[25]

• MusicBrainz ID: e030bafe-c219-4aa7-b5d9-c35c2bf1243a^[26]

Body

Origins and Family

Thomas Crecquillon was born on 1505^[2].

Career and Affiliations

Thomas Crecquillon worked as a composer^[5].

Death and Burial

Thomas Crecquillon died on January 1, 1557^[4]. He passed away in Béthune^[3].

Why It Matters

Thomas Crecquillon ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]

FAQs

Where did Thomas Crecquillon die?

Thomas Crecquillon died in Béthune^[3].

What did Thomas Crecquillon do for work?

Thomas Crecquillon worked as composer^[5].