Perotin Is Hailed As A Kind Of Mozart Of His Time

Pà ©rotin is hailed as a sort of Mozart of his time. He was a scholarly musician and musical innovator . Pà ©rotin is called by many different names: Perotinus – his Latin Name and Perotinus Magnus – Pà ©rotin the Great ; and even â€Å"optimus discantor†, or great composer of discant. According to Hussman, Pà ©rotin was a court composer for Notre Dame, but his connection to Notre Dame is not entirely confirmed. It is because of an account by the English traveler Anonymous IV and letters to a Bishop that it is accepted that Pà ©rotin was associated with Notre Dame. Whether he wrote specifically for Notre Dame or not, Pà ©rotin wrote magnificent music that has been preserved for several centuries to this day . The life of Pà ©rotin is uncertain and full of speculation. Different scholars have very diverse ideas of Pà ©rotin’s life. Tischler believed that Pà ©rotin was born sometime between 1155 and 1160. He also stated that he was a pupil of Leonin, the composer of the Magnus liber. Pà ©rotin is believed to have to have been a better organum composer the Leonin himself and even revised the Magnus liber at the end of the 12th century between 1180 and 1190 . In revising the Magnus liber, Pà ©rotin composed and inserted his own clausula and puncta, such as Alleluya Nativitas into the Magnus liber. The works of Pà ©rotin are known to be beautiful and thoughtfully voiced with colorful textural harmonies. Sometime after revising the Magnus liber, Pà ©rotin began composing three-voice organum. Later in his life,