Josquin des Prez
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Josquin des Prez was a highly influential Renaissance composer whose innovative polyphonic vocal music shaped the development of Western sacred and secular music.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Franco-Flemish composer
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Renaissance composer ⓘ composer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeYears |
early 16th century
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late 15th century ⓘ |
| birthDate |
c.1450
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c.1455 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Burgundian Netherlands
NERFINISHED
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County of Hainaut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Collegiate church of Notre-Dame, Condé-sur-l’Escaut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
France
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Habsburg Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1521-08-27 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Martin Luther called Josquin "the master of the notes" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Sforza court in Milan
NERFINISHED
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court of Ferrara NERFINISHED ⓘ papal chapel in Rome ⓘ |
| genre |
chanson
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mass ⓘ motet ⓘ sacred music ⓘ secular music ⓘ |
| influenced |
Adrian Willaert
NERFINISHED
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicolas Gombert NERFINISHED ⓘ Orlando di Lasso NERFINISHED ⓘ development of Western polyphonic music ⓘ subsequent Franco-Flemish composers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expressive text setting
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innovative use of imitative polyphony ⓘ structural use of cantus firmus ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
French
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Latin ⓘ |
| movement | Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ave Maria … virgo serena
NERFINISHED
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El grillo NERFINISHED ⓘ Mille regretz NERFINISHED ⓘ Miserere mei, Deus NERFINISHED ⓘ Missa Gaudeamus NERFINISHED ⓘ Missa Hercules Dux Ferrariae NERFINISHED ⓘ Missa La sol fa re mi NERFINISHED ⓘ Missa L’homme armé sexti toni NERFINISHED ⓘ Missa L’homme armé super voces musicales NERFINISHED ⓘ Missa Pange lingua NERFINISHED ⓘ Stabat mater dolorosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
maître de chapelle
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singer ⓘ |
| partOf | Franco-Flemish School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | provost of the collegiate church of Notre-Dame in Condé-sur-l’Escaut ⓘ |
| style | vocal polyphony ⓘ |
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