NICOLAS RUSSELL, HELENE VISENTIN, editors. French Ceremonial Entries in the Sixteenth Century: Event, Image, Text. (Essays and Studies, number 11.) Toronto, Canada: Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies. 2007. Pp. 275. $25.50

2008 ◽  
Vol 113 (1) ◽  
pp. 298-299
Author(s):  
Kate van Orden

This article studies Josquin des Prez, a musical genius who refused to compose on request and was an individualist who represented the new spirit of humanism. It notes the lack of information sources or print for studies on Josquin. This makes him a good example of how musicologists who carry out research on the sixteenth century are often forced to go to the extremes in order to recover even the tiniest shreds of historical evidence. Nevertheless, this article focuses on information gathered by several researchers about Josquin, including his importance in Renaissance studies.


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