Biography of Josquin des Prez



Biography of Josquin des Prez

Introduction

Josquin des Prez was born in the province of Hainaut in c.1450 and is simply known as Josquin. He spent most of his life in Italy, serving in the private chapels of dukes. He was a Franco Flemish composer of the Renaissance and is known in Latinized as Josquines Pratenis. He was the most well-known, famed and eminent European composer between Palestrina and Guillaume Dufay. Generally, he is considered to be the fundamental body of the Franco Flemish School.

Josquin is believed by the music scholars as the initial master of the high ...