French Renaissance music publisher, fl. 1514-1551
Pierre Attaingnant
Also known as Pierre Attaignant
Born1494
BirthplaceDouai
CountryFrance
GenderMale
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Biography
Pierre Attaingnant (ca. 1494-ca. 1551) was a French music printer, publisher, and bookseller.
Attaingnant is considered to be the first to use single-impression movable type for music-printing, thus making it possible to print faster and cheaper than predecessors such as Ottaviano Petrucci. He published over 1500 chansons by many different composers.
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