Johannes Ciconia

Short bio Johannes Ciconia

Birthday: 1370 in Liège, Belgium

Died: 1412 in Padua, Italy

Genre: Classical

Period: Medieval

Full biography Johannes Ciconia

Johannes Ciconia was a late medieval and early Renaissance Franco-Flemish composer and music theorist. He was born around the year 1370 into the family of an organist in Liège, Belgium and worked throughout the southern Low Countries and northern Italy.

Ciconia's compositional output includes both sacred and secular music. He was known for his use of complex rhythms, virtuosic vocal writing, and experimentation with harmony. He was also noted for his contributions to music theory, including his treatise "De proportionibus" which discussed the mathematical and philosophical aspects of music.

Ciconia's music was highly regarded during his lifetime and he was considered a respected and influential composer of his time. Many of his compositions were written for wealthy patrons, and he held several important positions as a composer and performer throughout his career.

Although his output was relatively small, with only around 20 works definitively attributed to him, Ciconia's music has survived in greater quantities than that of many of his contemporaries. His music continues to be studied and performed today, and he remains a significant figure in the history of Western music.

Compositions featuring Johannes Ciconia

#	Name	Duration	Genre	Year
1	Doctorum Principem/Melodia Suavissiama/Vir Mitis, motet	3:09 min	Choral	1409
2	Con lagreme bagnandome nel viso, for 2 voices	6:06 min	Choral	1406
3	La fiamma del to amor, for 2 voices	3:05 min	Choral	1406
4	O Padua, Sidus Praeclarum, motet	3:00 min	Vocal Music	1405
5	O Rosa bella, ballata	5:01 min	Vocal Music	1405
6	Padu Serenans		Chamber Music	1402
7	O felix templum jubila, motet	4:07 min	Choral	1402
8	Caçando un giorno	3:01 min	Choral	1400
9	O proles Hispanie, motet for 2 voices (incomplete)		Choral	1400
10	Una panthera, madrigal for 3 voices	4:57 min	Vocal Music	1399
11	Ut te per omnes/Ingens alumnus Padue	3:19 min	Vocal Music	1397
12	Le ray au soley!, canon	2:27 min	Vocal Music	139?
13	Gloria (with Suscipe Trinitas, trope) for 3 voices	8:34 min	Choral	139?
14	Ligiadra donna	4:08 min	Vocal Music	-
15	Merçé o morte	4:43 min	Choral	-
16	Non credo, donna, che la dolce fiamma, ballata for 2 voices	3:32 min	Vocal Music	-
17	O beatum Incendium	3:19 min	Choral	-
18	Io crido amor, ballata	3:22 min	Vocal Music	-
19	O Virum Omnimoda (O Lux et Decus / O Beate Nicholaë), motet	2:55 min	Choral	-
20	O Petre Christi discipule, madrigal contrafactum	3:39 min	Vocal Music	-
21	Gloria No. 9	4:32 min	Vocal Music	-
22	Per Quella Strada Lactea for 2 voices	4:50 min	Vocal Music	-
23	Petrum Marcello Venetum/O Petre Antistes Inclite, motet	4:23 min	Choral	-
24	Poy che morir, ballata	5:05 min	Vocal Music	-
25	Quod Jactatur for 3 voices	1:47 min	Vocal Music	-
26	Regina gloriosa, motet	2:48 min	Choral	-
27	Regina gloriosa, motet	2:42 min	Choral	-
28	Sus une fontayne, for 3 voices	7:20 min	Vocal Music	-
29	Venecie mundi splendor, motet	3:43 min	Choral	-
30	Deduto sey, ballata	4:21 min	Vocal Music	-
31	Aler m'en veus, virelais	4:37 min	Vocal Music	-
32	Alleluia	1:28 min	Choral	-
33	Amor per ti sempre, istampita	5:33 min	Vocal Music	-
34	Ben che da vui donna, for 2 voices	3:07 min	Vocal Music	-
35	Canon: Le ray su soleyl (3 settings)	2:28 min	Vocal Music	-
36	Che Nel Servir Anticho for 3 voices	3:38 min	Vocal Music	-
37	Chi vole amar, ballata	4:23 min	Vocal Music	-
38	Credo	5:05 min	Choral	-
39	Credo No. 2	5:51 min	Vocal Music	-
40	Credo No. 4	4:05 min	Vocal Music	-
41	Credo No. 10	5:59 min	Vocal Music	-
42	Introitus: Dicit dominus Petro	1:31 min	Choral	-
43	Dolce fortuna, for 2 voices	4:31 min	Choral	-
44	Et in terra pax	2:53 min	Choral	-
45	Gli Atti Col Dançar Frances for 3 voices	3:09 min	Vocal Music	-
46	Gloria	4:12 min	Choral	-
47	Gloria "Spiritus et alme" for 4 voices	4:54 min	Chamber Music	-
48	Gloria - Credo "Regina Gloriosa" for 4 voices	13:57 min	Choral	-
49	Gloria No. 1	3:48 min	Vocal Music	-
50	Gloria No. 3	3:17 min	Vocal Music	-
51	Gloria No. 8	2:41 min	Vocal Music	-
52	Albane, misse celitus/Albane, doctor maxime	3:33 min	Choral	-
53	I cani sono fuora, for 2 voices	3:52 min	Choral	-

Albums featuring Johannes Ciconia

#	Name album	Year	Music label
1	Johannes Ciconia, Noël Akchoté – Venetia, Mundi Splendor (Arranged For Guitar)(5×File, MP3, EP)	2015	Noël Akchoté Downloads
2	Johannes Ciconia, Diabolus In Musica, La Morra – Opera Omnia(2×CD, Album, Box Set, )	2011	Ricercar
3	Ensemble Alta Musica, Rainer Böhm (5), Ciconia, Dufay, Wolkenstein – Alta Musica: Ciconia, Dufay, Wolkenstein(CD, )	2003	Carpe Diem Records (3)
4	Johannes Ciconia - Mala Punica – Sidus Preclarum - Complete Motets(CD, Album)	1998	Erato
5	Oswald von Wolkenstein, Johannes Ciconia, "Roman De Fauvel", Ludwig Senfl, Guillaume de Machaut I – Reflexe Stationen Europäischer Musik - Vol. I(6×CD, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered)	1996	EMI Classics
6	Johannes Ciconia, Alla Francesca & Alta (3) – Motets, Virelais, Ballate, Madrigals	1994	Opus 111
7	Johannes Ciconia - Ensemble Project Ars Nova – Homage To Johannes Ciconia, Ca. 1370-1412(CD, Album)	1992	New Albion
8	Ансамбль Старинной Музыки "Pro Anima", Johannes Ciconia – Иоханнес Чикониа и его время(LP, Album)	1988	Мелодия
9	Johannes Ciconia, Paul Van Nevel, Huelgas Ensemble – L'Œuvre Integrale	1982	Musique En Wallonie
10	Johannes Ciconia - Clemencic Consort, Rene Clemencic – Untitled	1980	Musique En Wallonie
11	Various - Johannes Brassart, Johannes Ciconia, Guillaume Dufay, John Dunstable, Johannes Touront - Josef Mertin – Musik Aus Der Zeit Des Nikolaus Von Kues / 1401-1464 Trienter Codices(2×LP, Stereo)	1978	ORF-Landesstudio Niederösterreich
12	Johannes Ciconia - Studio Der Frühen Musik, Thomas Binkley – Johannes Ciconia	1972	His Master's Voice
13	Capella Antiqua München – Festmusik Der Renaissance / Ceremonial Music Of The Renaissance	1968	Telefunken
14	Johannes Ciconia • John Dunstable, Capella Antiqua München, Konrad Ruhland – Geistliche Musik Um 1400	1966	Telefunken