Académie de Poésie et de Musique

It met regularly at Baïf's house in Paris, and had two classes of members — "musicians", or poets, singers and instrumentalists; and "auditors", or subscribers who helped support the academy financially.

Other influences on the creation of the Académie were the teacher and poet Jean Daurat, Pierre de Ronsard, and other members of La Pléiade, a literary group.

[1] Despite Baïf's goals of spreading his philosophy, the Académie kept the art of measured poetry and music a secret.

It had a renaissance for a short time under Henry III of France when it met in the Louvre under the name Académie du Palais.

[1] At this time Guy du Faur de Pibrac took over, and the focus of the group shifted to oratory and debate.