Catholicon ockeghem biography
Ockeghem was one of the most respected composers of the fifteenth century, and along with Guillaume Dufay & Josquin Des Préz, one of the most influential.
Ockeghem was one of the most respected composers of the fifteenth century, and along with Guillaume Dufay & Josquin Desprez, one of the most influential.!
Ockeghem was one of the most respected composers of the fifteenth century, and along with Guillaume Dufay & Josquin Des Préz, one of the most influential composers of the early Renaissance.
Ockeghem was probably born in the current Belgium, in what was then the Duchy of Burgundy – estimates for the year of his birth vary from to c, but written sources from the period indicate that he was a very old man by the time of his death in He was premier chaplain to three kings of France, as well as holding the prestigious position of treasurer at the great cathedral and monastery of St.
Martin de Tours. During his lifetime, Ockeghem was known for his personal refinement and fine bass voice.
Aleatoric music is music in which some element of the composition is left to chance, and/or some primary element of a composed work's realization is left to.After his death, a famous poem by Guillaume Cretin (set to music by Josquin Des Préz) praised his character, skill, and influence. He was long identified as one of the fathers of Renaissance music, his influence finally fading only years after his death.
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