Alexander Agricola  Alexander Agricola,  (born 1446Flanders—died
1506Valladolid, Spain), composer of the late Burgundian
polyphonic school.  Agricola was educated in the Netherlands and
entered the service of Charles VII of France. He later went to
Milan and in 1474 was at the court of Lorenzo de’ Medici. The
same year he returned to the Netherlands. In 1500 he became
chaplain and chanter to Philip the Fair of Burgundy, whom he
accompanied to Spain. His works appear widely in contemporary
printed music books and are noted for their rhythmic ingenuity.
They include masses, motets, French chansons, and Italian
carnival songs.