Gilet Velut

Gilet Velut was a French composer of the early Renaissance.

Life and career Velut was a petit vicaire ('little vicar') at Cambrai Cathedral from 1409 through 1411. He went with Charlotte of Bourbon to Cyprus in 1411; serving in the role of a chaplain. Nothing else is known for certain about the life of this composer.

Music Vilet has been suggested as the composer for all secular music in the Codex Cyprius .

Works + List of compositions by Gilet Velut Title of voices Genre Manuscript source: Folios Reaney Gloria 3 Gloria I-Bc Q.15: 111v–112r 127 Credo 3 Credo I-Bc Q.15: 33v–35r 132 I-Bc Q.15: 112v–113v Benedicta viscera/Ave mater gratie/Ora pro nobis Deum alleluya 3 Motet GB-Ob MS. Canon. Misc. 213: 102v–103 137 4 GB-Ob MS. Canon. Misc. 213 217 Summe summy/Summa summy 4 Motet I-Bc Q.15: 290v–291r 145 I-TRbc MS 1374 (Trent 87) Jusqu'au jour d'uy pour aprendre a parler 3 Ballade GB-Ob MS. Canon. Misc. 213: 101 125 Laissiés ester vostres chans de liesse 3 Ballade GB-Ob MS. Canon. Misc. 213: 100 122 Un petit oyselet chantant 3 Ballade GB-Ob MS. Canon. Misc. 213: 89v–90 119 Je voel servir plus c'onques mais 3 Rondeau GB-Ob MS. Canon. Misc. 213: 89 118No other works by Velut survive

Editions Velut's work is included in the following collections: