| Composer: |
attr. Josquin Desprez or Pierre de la Rue |
| Remarks: |
Often cited as the very hallmark of Josquin Desprez’s
expressive style, several modern scholars have presented convincing
arguments, based on evidence largely circumstantial, that
this piece may in fact have been composed by Pierre de
la Rue, composer for a quarter of a century to the Hapsburg-Burgundian
court. With its unrestrained expression of a father’s
grief over the loss of his son coupled to an unusual tonal design, it is a masterwork
for the ages, transcending its time, its genre, and, possibly, even
its composer. |
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