Coclico, Adrianus Petit
(1500–1562)
ADRIANUS PETIT COCLICOCOCLICO, ADRIANUS PETITADRIANUS PETIT COCLICO [* ca. 1500-† ca. 1562] A curious figure in the history of music, Adrianus Petit Coclico habitually exaggerated his credentials. Whether he indeed spent time as a student of Josquin, as he wanted potential employers to believe, or merely acquired insights on that style (perhaps from reading Lampadius), his text, Compendium musicae (1552), equipped youths of the mid sixteenth century with a concise introduction to vocal…