1160 – 1170s

Events in the 1160s 2

• 1160 – 1210 Moniot d'Arras French trouvère Moniot d'Arras was a 13th-century trouvère from Arras whose chansons display elegant melodic craftsmanship typical of the northern French courtly tradition.
• 1160 – 1230 Pérotin French composer of Notre-Dame school Pérotin was a leading composer of the Notre-Dame school who expanded Léonin's work into three and four voice polyphony. His compositions represent a high point of medieval sacred music.