Johannes Ockeghem

Belgium, 1443–1497

Franco-Flemish composer (c. 1410-1497) known for long, continuously overlapping vocal lines that avoid clear cadences. His masses include the earliest surviving polyphonic Requiem.

MusicRoots documents 1 artist who influenced Johannes Ockeghem and 1 artist Johannes Ockeghem influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Johannes Ockeghem?

• Guillaume Du Fay — Ockeghem knew Du Fay personally, visited him at Cambrai, and composed a lament on the older master's tradition.

Which artists did Johannes Ockeghem influence?

• Josquin des Prez — Josquin mourned Ockeghem as his master in the famous déploration Nymphes des bois — 'put on your mourning clothes, Josquin, Brumel, Compère'.