Quo Fuit places 6 dated presences for Heinrich Isaac across 4 places, from 1492 to 1515.
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Heinrich Isaac (ca. 1450 – 26 March 1517) was a Netherlandish composer of south Netherlandish origin during the Renaissance era.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Heinrich Isaac was documented, and when
1492year
Florenceattested“While in the service of the Medici in Florence, Isaac wrote a lament on the death of Lorenzo de' Medici, Quis dabit capiti meo aquam (1492), which set words by Lorenzo's favorite poet, Angelo Poliziano.”source: Wikipedia: Heinrich Isaac
November 1496month
Pisaattested“In November 1496 after Isaac and his wife spent some time in Pisa, they moved to Vienna and became employed by Emperor Maximilian I.”source: Wikipedia: Heinrich Isaac
November 1496month
Viennaattested“In November 1496 after Isaac and his wife spent some time in Pisa, they moved to Vienna and became employed by Emperor Maximilian I.”source: Wikipedia: Heinrich Isaac
1502year
Florenceattested“In 1502, Isaac returned to Italy, going to Florence to make arrangements with the hospital Santa Maria Nuova; payments were made to the hospital in return for health and food provisions.”source: Wikipedia: Heinrich Isaac
1502year
Italyattested“In 1502, Isaac returned to Italy, going to Florence to make arrangements with the hospital Santa Maria Nuova; payments were made to the hospital in return for health and food provisions.”source: Wikipedia: Heinrich Isaac
December 1515month
Florenceattested“In December 1515, Pope Leo X made a visit to Florence, where he almost certainly would have heard Isaac's music performed.”source: Wikipedia: Heinrich Isaac
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1484year
Florencementioned“It is speculated that it was Medici who may have summoned Isaac to Florence from Innsbruck in 1484.”source: Wikipedia: Heinrich Isaac
15 September 1484exact date
Innsbruckmentioned“Isaac was probably writing music by the 1470s, and the first document mentioning his name dates back to 15 September 1484, placing him in Innsbruck as a singer for Duke Sigismund of Austria, of the House of Habsburg.”source: Wikipedia: Heinrich Isaac
July 1485month
Florencementioned“The following year Isaac migrated to Florence, since documents show that by July 1485 Isaac had become employed as a singer at the church Santa Maria del Fiore.”source: Wikipedia: Heinrich Isaac
September 1492month
Romementioned“In September 1492 Piero took his musical groups to Rome to perform for the coronation of Pope Alexander VI.”source: Wikipedia: Heinrich Isaac
1497 to 1501period
Torgaumentioned“Payment documents from Maximilian's court imply Isaac traveled with the court to Torgau, Augsburg, Nürnberg, Wels, and back to Innsbruck between 1497 and 1501.”source: Wikipedia: Heinrich Isaac
3 April 1497exact date
Innsbruckmentioned“By the winter of 1496 Isaac and Bartolomea had gone from Pisa to Vienna to Innsbruck, and on 3 April 1497, Isaac was appointed court composer for Maximilian I.”source: Wikipedia: Heinrich Isaac
3 April 1497exact date
Pisamentioned“By the winter of 1496 Isaac and Bartolomea had gone from Pisa to Vienna to Innsbruck, and on 3 April 1497, Isaac was appointed court composer for Maximilian I.”source: Wikipedia: Heinrich Isaac
3 April 1497exact date
Viennamentioned“By the winter of 1496 Isaac and Bartolomea had gone from Pisa to Vienna to Innsbruck, and on 3 April 1497, Isaac was appointed court composer for Maximilian I.”source: Wikipedia: Heinrich Isaac
1505 to 1512period
Augsburgmentioned“It is true that Josquin composes better, but he composes when he wants to and not when one wants him to." Between 1505 and 1512 there are records of Isaac having dealings in Augsburg, Florence and Constance (see Konstanz), the latter in…”source: Wikipedia: Heinrich Isaac
April 1508month
Konstanzmentioned“It had its origins in a commission that Isaac received from the Cathedral in Konstanz, Germany in April 1508 to set many of the Propers unique to the local liturgy.”source: Wikipedia: Heinrich Isaac
4 January 1512exact date
Florencementioned“On 4 January 1512 Isaac bartered his house in Florence for a smaller one, signifying his settling down.”source: Wikipedia: Heinrich Isaac
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