Name that composer!

December 1, 2007 4:43 AM

Name that composer!

I was listening to a lovely piece of music by a composer who I think was from about the 15th or 16th century. I thought the name sounded like Joscan Dupre but either my spelling is woeful or I have remembered the name incorrectly because searching has yielded nothing! If I have remembered the name poorly, then I have given very little information to go on.

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posted by tomble to media & arts (6 comments total)

Josquin des Prez
posted by pearlybob at 4:47 AM on December 1, 2007

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posted by pearlybob at 4:49 AM on December 1, 2007

If you're sure it sounded like Joscan Dupre, pearlybob is indeed right... Josquin des Prez is the only close match.
posted by fvox13 at 7:19 AM on December 1, 2007

Marvellous! Thank you!
posted by tomble at 12:30 PM on December 1, 2007

I learned the spelling as Josquin Desprez (as this site indicates), in case that extra space affects your Google searches).
posted by A Long and Troublesome Lameness at 1:30 PM on December 1, 2007

Note, as the wikipedia entry does, that he is usually referred to as just Josquin and is often shelved in B&M music stores under J and not P or D.
posted by turbodog at 11:49 AM on December 3, 2007