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date: 10 December 2024

Léonin [ Leoninus] (bc.1135; d1201 or shortly after). Canon, poet, and composer. 

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The Oxford Companion to Music
Author(s):
David HileyDavid Hiley

Evidence of his activities as canon of St Benoît and later of Notre Dame, Paris, priest, and poet are found in numerous archival documents. His chief poetic work is ... ...

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