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Antoine Busnois

French composer
Also known as: Antoine de Busne
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Antoine Busnois (born c. 1430, probably at or near Béthune, Fr.—died Nov. 6, 1492, Bruges [now in Belgium]) was a French composer, best-known for his chansons, which typify the Burgundian style of the second half of the 15th century. Busnois entered the service of Charles the Bold (later duke of Burgundy) as a singer sometime before 1467. He traveled with Charles on his various campaigns, and after Charles’s death in 1477, he remained a member...

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