composer
Josquin Desprez (c. 1450-1521) is often called the most important composer of the Renaissance period. His name is derived from the Flemish ‘Josken’ (Little Joseph). Very little is known about ...
related works
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Mixed choir
Scoring:
GK
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Mixed choir
Scoring:
GK
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Mixed choir
Scoring:
GK
Wilt heden nu treden : for mixed choir / Sem Dresden
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Mixed choir
Scoring:
GK
Muziek, vanuit de kelen : for mixed choir (SATB) / Christian Blaha; text Peter van den Ouden
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Mixed choir
Scoring:
GK4
composition
Collectio Canticorum : 50 sacred songs for 4-6 voices (Volume 4) / Various composers, assembled by Joannes Otto; transcribed and edited by Cees Wagemakers
Other authors:
Wagemakers, Cees
(editor)
Senfl, Ludwig
(composer)
Contains:
Leonhard Paminger: Confitemini - Omnes gentes -
Castigans castigavit (19’30”)
Joannes Gallicolus: Quare fremuerunt - Disrumpamus vincula -
Dominus dixit (11’45”)
Ludwig Haydenhaymer (?): Domini est terra - Hæc est generatio (7’30”)
Johann Heugel: Lauda Ierusalem - Mittit crystallum (6’45”)
Jean Mouton: In illo tempore accesserunt - Propter hic dimittet homo (6’)
In illo tempore litigabant Iudæi - Caro mea vere est (8’45”)
Josquin Desprez: Congratulamini mihi - Tulerunt Dominum (6’45”)
Josquin Desprez: Misericordias Domini - Quoniam est Dominus - O quam bonus - Miserere nostri - Fiat misericordia (9’30”)
Josquin Desprez: Tribulatio et angustia (2’15”)
Josquin Desprez: Quam pulchra es - Labia tua lilia (5’)
Josquin Desprez: Te Deum laudamus - Patrem immensæ maiestatis - Te ergo quæsumus (9’)
Description:
The Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Jena (University Library of Jena, Germany), ThULB, contains a treasure of printed music from the Renaissance. There are 58 different collections, all printed between 1526 and 1544, in Nuremberg, Wittenberg, Strassburg, Rome, Venice, Paris. Even in Italy or France a number of editions like this is not easy to be found. These 58 collections, bound together in 13 Portions (so-called Konvolute) contain nearly 2000 vocal works of all kinds: Masses, Motets, Hymns, Madrigals, Psalms, Magnificat, Lieder etc. Some of the authors are forgotten.
The collection was founded by Friedrich III, der Weise (Frederick the Wise, 1463-1525) who started a private collection in Wittenberg. The collection was expanded by his successors. In 1548 the collections was transferred to Jena. One of the contributors was Georg Rhau, the cantor of the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, who founded a printing company in Wittenberg later on. "Novum et insigne opus musicum sex, quinque et quatuor vocum, cuius in
Germania hactenus nihil simile usquam est editum, Norimb. 1537" is the subject of this transcription.
Cees Wagemakers