Gr8 Sites You Might Find Useful:
  • Engines of Our Ingenuity: Josquin Desprez - Radio transcript and RAM audio of University of Houston program investigating his life and works. Details his use of musical notation to pay homage to patrons. By engineering professor Dr. John H. Lienhard.
  • Island of Freedom: Josquin Desprez - Biography, summary of output, links, and sources.
  • Josquin Deprés - Catholic Encyclopedia article about his life and work, especially the religious dynamic in his compositions.
  • Josquin Des Pres - Biography contrasting his significance with the lack of knowledge about his life. Includes portrait, discography, and period related material from the Here Of A Sunday Morning radio program.
  • Josquin des Pres - Biography, links to related sites and lyrics, and directory of MP3 audio files from Classic Cat.
  • Josquin des Pres - Short biography noting change in birth date with links to other sites, including Renaissance and early music.
  • Josquin Des Prez - Wikipedia article speculating about his geographic origin and providing a chronological account of his life, works, and influence upon others.
  • Josquin Des Prez - Biography, discography, and facsimile of score from the Classical Net Basic Repertoire List.
  • Josquin des Préz - Summary of his musical output, brief life history, links, and portrait from the Classical Composers Database.
  • Josquin des Prez, (c. 1440 - 1521), Belgium - Biographical data, extended essay, quick facts, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.
  • Josquin Desprez - Biography follows career from obscure origins to prominence and influence during the High Renaissance. From the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
  • Josquin Desprez - Classical Music Pages article on his life, compositions, and contributions to music theory taken from The Grove Concise Dictionary of Music.
  • Josquin Desprez: A Discography - Biographical essay includes his training and work in contrapuntal music. Includes extensive list of recordings with links to details of contents and purchase information.
  • Josquin Desprèz (c. 1440 - 1521) - Brief biography summarizing his church and secular music with Naxos discography.
  • Stabat Mater: Josquin Des Préz - Brief biography and notes of his contribution to this stylized liturgical art form with annotated discography.
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