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Guido of Arezzo
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992–1050 · 11th century Italian monk, inventor of modern musical notation

Also known as: Guido von Arezzo, Guido Aretinus, Guido d'Arezzo, Guido d’Arezzo der Ältere, Guido da Arezzo, Guido Monaco

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Known works

  • Guido D'Arezzo's Regule rithmice, Prologus in antiphonarium, and Epistola ad michahelem
  • Guido's rhythmic rules
  • Guidonis Prologus in antiphonarium
  • [Collection of musical treatises]
  • [Troper-sequentiary-cantatorium, followed by writings of Guy d'Arezzo, from Saint-Évroult in Normandy