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Josquin Desprez

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Jos·quin Des·prez  (zhzk d-pr) 1440?-1521.
Flemish composer considered the greatest of the Renaissance. He is noted for both his liturgical and secular compositions.


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A small choir, the early music consort Alamire, begins to sing a very beautiful piece of Renaissance music by composer Josquin Desprez.
The Los Angeles Master Chorale performs the world premiere of ``You Are (Variations)'' by Steven Reich in a program that includes works by Igor Stravinsky, Josquin DesPrez and Johannes Brahms.
1450-1521) has never been the subject of a monograph in English; Helmuth Osthoff's two-volume Josquin Desprez (Tutzing, 1962-65), the only scholarly study published thus far, is out of date and was never translated into English.
 
 
 
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