An analytical study of the known sacred works of Hubertus de Salinis
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1975
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Baldwin, Jane Ann Pearce
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This thesis investigates the life and sacred works of Hubertus de Salinis, a relatively unknown composer who lived during the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries. It establishes the principality of Liege as the birthplace of Hubertus. Hubertus probably received his education in. Liege and spent the early years of his career in south-west France; the remainder of his life was probably lived in northern Italy.
Hubertus' eight sacred works,' all found in the manuscript Bologna, G. B. Martini Conservatoire, Q. 15, are analyzed according to rules of composition given by fourteenth and early fifteenth-century theorists. In particular, cadential structure and dissonance treatment have been considered in depth. Cantus firmus was found in two works while evidence of pairing was seen in two mass movements. It was seen from this analysis that Hubertus had a similar style to Liege contemporaries Lymburgia, Arnold de Lantins and Hugo de Lantins and in particular, Johannes Ciconia who lived somewhat earlier than Hubertus. The author concludes that Hubertus may have been one of the earliest composers of paired mass movements.
A modern edition of the known sacred works of Hubertus de Salinis has been included in the Appendix.