Abelard, Peter (1079-1142)
Peter Abelard. Public domain
| Alternative last name spellings: Abailard, Abelardus, Abelardo. |
| Alternative first name spellings: Pierre, Petrus, Pedro. |
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“Constant and frequent questioning is the first key to wisdom … For through doubting we are led to inquire, and by inquiry we perceive the truth.”
GENERAL INFO
| Description: Peter Abelard was a medieval French monk, philosopher, poet and music composer, recognized as the most acute thinker and the boldest theologian of the 12th century. As a musician and poet, he composed several love songs (now lost), hymns and religious music with a new and homogeneous style. | |
| Sex: Male. | Occupation: Monk, Theologian, Philosopher, Poet and Music composer. |
| Place of Birth / Death: Le Pallet, France. / Chalon-sur-Saône, France. | Country Tags: France. |
| Periods: Middle age | Genres: Religious music, Vocal music, Hymns, Love songs. |
| Styles: Ancient music, Medieval Music. | School / Group: Cathedral School. |
| Instruments: Composer | Relatives: Eloysa (wife), Berengar (Father), Lucia (Mother), Astralabius (son). |
| Patrons: Catholic Church | Master: – |
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External links
- Peter Abelard at Encyclopædia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Peter-Abelard – [28/03/2019].
- Peter Abelard at Internet Encyclopedia of philosophy: https://www.iep.utm.edu/abelard/ – [28/03/2019].
- Peter Abelard at justus.anglican.org: http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bio/142.html – [28/03/2019]
- Peter Abelard at NNBD: https://www.nndb.com/people/161/000030071/ – [28/03/2019].
- Peter Abelard at Standford Encyclopedia of philosophy: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/abelard/ – [28/03/2019].
- Peter Abelard Official Website: https://www.abelard.org/abelard/abel-hi.htm – [28/03/2019].
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Peter Abelard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Abelard – [28/03/2019].
Bibliography
- Brower, Jeffrey; Kevin Guilfoy (2004). The Cambridge Companion to Abelard. Cambridge University Press.
- Burkholder, J. Peter. Jay Grout, Donald. Palisca, Claude V. (2015). Historia de la música occidental. Madrid: Alianza música.
- Clanchy, M. (1997). Abelard: A Medieval Life. Oxford: Blackwell.
- Mews, Constant (2005). Abelard and Héloïse. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Michels, Ulrich. (1992) Atlas de música, vol. 2. Madrid: Alianza Editorial.
- Onnen, Frank. (1967). Enciclopedia de la música. Madrid: Afrodisio Aguado.
- Pajares Alonso, Roberto L. (2010). Historia de la Música en 6 bloques. Madrid: Visión libros.
