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Leonel Power (also spelled Lionel, Lyonel, Leonellus, Leonelle; Polbero;[1] 1370 to 1385 – 5 June 1445) was an English composer of the late Medieval and early Renaissance music. Along with John Dunstaple, he was a dominant figure of 15th century English music.[2][3] Primarily a composer of sacred music, Power is the best represented contributor in the Old Hall Manuscript.

Life and career

Very little is known about Power's life. Documents dating from the early 1440s refer to him as a native of Kent. Stylistic analysis of his music, as well as his probable age during his known appointments, show that he may have been born between 1370 and 1385. A suggestion that Power was of Irish origin, which appeared in W.H.G. Flood's 1905 A History of Irish Music, is usually discounted by modern scholars, since Flood is not known to have had any other sources on Power's life than are currently available.[1]

The earliest dated reference to Power refers to him as instructor to the choristers of the household chapel of Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence. The duke died in 1421; the next reference to Power is from 1423: on 14 May he joined the fraternity of Christ Church, Canterbury. He almost certainly served as choirmaster of the cathedral, and may also have been employed by John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford. He died at Canterbury on 5 June 1445 and was buried the next day; several notices of his death survive.[1]

Music and influence

While Power's output was slightly less than Dunstaple's (only 40 extant pieces can be definitely attributed to him), his influence was similar. He is the composer best represented in the Old Hall Manuscript, one of the only undamaged sources of English music from the early 15th century (most manuscripts were destroyed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1536–1540 under Henry VIII).^{[citation needed]}

Power was one of the first composers to set separate movements of the Ordinary of the Mass which were thematically unified and intended for contiguous performance. The Old Hall Manuscript contains his mass based on the Marian antiphon, Alma Redemptoris Mater, in which the antiphon is stated literally in the tenor in each movement, unornamented. This is the only cyclic setting of the mass Ordinary which can be attributed to him.[1]

Works

Masses[1]

• Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus, for 3vv (on Rex seculorum; possibly by Dunstaple)
• Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus, for 3vv (Sine nomine; possibly by Dunstaple or Benet)
• Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus, for 3vv (on Alma redemptoris mater)
• Gloria, Credo, for 4–5vv
• Gloria, Credo, for 3vv (on lauds antiphons for St. Thomas of Canterbury)
• Sanctus, Agnus, for 3vv (on Sarum Sanctus II, Agnus VII)
• Sanctus, Agnus, for 4vv (on Sarum Sanctus III, Agnus XII)
• 2 Kyrie settings, 6 Gloria settings, 3 Credo settings, 5 Sanctus settings, and 3 Agnus settings; some fragmentary and/or of questionable attribution

Other works[1]

• Alma redemptoris mater, 2 versions for 3vv (possibly by Dunstaple)
• Anima mea liquefacta est (Christus resurgens), for 2/3vv
• Anima mea liquefacta est, for 3vv
• Ave regina celorum, ave, for 3vv
• Ave regina celorum, ave, for 4vv
• Beata progenies, for 3vv
• Beata viscera, for 3vv
• Gloriose virginis, for 4vv
• Ibo michi ad montem, for 3vv
• Mater ora filium, for 3vv
• Quam pulchra es, for 3vv
• Regina celi, for 3vv
• Salve mater Salvatoris, for 3vv (possibly by Dunstaple)
• Salve regina, for 3vv (paraphrase of plainchant Alma redemptoris)
• Salve regina, for 3vv
• Salve sancta parens (Virgo prudentissima), for 3vv

References

Citations

Sources

Books

Journals and articles

External links

• List of compositions by Leonel Power at the Digital Image Archive of Medieval Music
• Free scores by Leonel Power in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)

На других языках

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[de] Leonel Power

Leonel Power, mit Vornamen auch Leonell, Lionel, Lyonell oder latinisiert einfach Leonellus, mit Nachnamen auch Powero oder Polbero genannt, (* 1370 bis 1385; † 5. Juni 1445 in Canterbury) war ein englischer Komponist und Musiktheoretiker des späten Mittelalters und der frühen Renaissance.[1] Das Leben und die Biografie von Power liegen weitgehend im Dunkeln.[2] Auf Basis von Analysen seines frühen Musikstils wird eine Geburt im Zeitraum zwischen 1370 und 1385 angenommen.[3] Power war neben John Dunstaple einer der führenden Figuren der Musik des frühen 15. Jahrhunderts in England.[1]

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- [en] Leonel Power

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[es] Leonel Power

Leonel Power fue un importante compositor inglés nacido posiblemente en Kent entre 1370 y 1385, y fallecido en Canterbury el 5 de junio de 1445. Junto a John Dunstable dominó la escena musical británica en la primera mitad del siglo XV.

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[ru] Пауэр, Леонель

Леонель Пауэр (англ. Leonel Power; между 1370 и 1385 — 5 июня 1445, Кентербери[2]) — английский композитор и музыкальный теоретик. Наряду с Джоном Данстейблом считается одним из крупнейших английских композиторов XV века[2][3].

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