1310s in music

The 1310s in music involved some events.

Events

• 1310 – Completion of the first book of the short version of the Roman de Fauvel, possibly by Gervès du Bus, who later would write the second book.
• 1313 – Augsburg Cathedral receives a bequest from the bishop to promote choral singing.
• 1314
• 6 December – Gervès du Bus completes of the second book of the Roman de Fauvel.
• 1316 – A "Mistro Zucchetto" is appointed organist at St Mark's, Venice, in the earliest document related to music at that church.
• 1317 – Chaillou de Pesstain expands the Roman de Fauvel.
• 1318 –
• In the week before Laetare Sunday in Lent, the annual assembly ("school") of minstrels is held in Bruges.
• exact date unknown – Deacon Niphon of Grottaferrata copies MS V-CVbav gr.1562 with hymns in the eight modes (oktōēchos) for Sundays.

Compositions

• 1314 – Philippe de Vitry, Garrit gallus/In nova fert/Neuma (motet, for three voices)

Deaths

• 1318
• 29 November – Frauenlob (Heinrich von Meissen), minnesinger (b. c.1250-1260).
• 1319
• exact date unknown – Remigio dei Girolami, Italian philosopher and music theorist (b. 1235).

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