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First: J. Laburda Prev.: C.van Leonhard Composer Table: L Next: J.W. Leopold Last: M. Lysight 		 Leoninus [Leonin]  (1135-c1201)

According to the Internet source given below, Leoninus wrote both poetry and music. Among his accomplishments as a poet was the setting of the first eight books of the Old Testament as hexametric verse. However, today he is chiefly remembered for his contributions as a composer of polyphonic liturgical music. While most composers of this genre were anonymous, Leoninus is credited with having written the Magnus liber organi (The Great Book of Organum), a work that notated Leoninus's sacred polyphonic compositions and which greatly influenced western musical practices for the next several hundred years.
Websites:
Leoninus , brief biography by www.musicacademyonline.com
Recorder Music CDs:
CD tracks/info American Recorder Orchestra of the West on "A Medieval Pilgrimage"