Gilles Binchois, Flemish composer (born 1400)

Gilles Binchois

Franco-Flemish Renaissance composer (c. 1400–1460)

Gilles de Bins dit Binchois was a Franco-Flemish composer and singer of early Renaissance music. A central figure of the Burgundian School, Binchois is renowned a melodist and miniaturist; he generally avoided large scale works, and is most admired for his shorter secular…