Josquin Flashcards
1
Q
Features of his music? (4)
A
Imitative, less melismatic by contrast, uses cantus firmus from chants, 4 parts (high, middle middle low), e.g Ave maria
2
Q
Features of his profession?
A
Difficult, composed when he wanted, charged more than others
3
Q
Humanist influence on Josquin (4)
A
Focus on rhetoric/expression and sensitivity of text, long free melodic parts ditributed EQUALLY among the parts, highlighting clarity of text, emphasis on syllables in a naturalistic way
