Bertrand, Anthoine de
Bertrand, Anthoine de (b Fontanges, Auvergne, c.1540; d Toulouse, c.1580). Fr. composer. Comp. notable 4-part settings of Ronsard Sonnets, using half-modal, half-tonal harmonic idiom.
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