Josquin des Prez

France, 1475–1521

Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance whose motets and masses set a model for imitative polyphony followed across Europe for the following century.

MusicRoots documents 1 artist who influenced Josquin des Prez and 3 artists Josquin des Prez influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Josquin des Prez?

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

Which artists did Josquin des Prez influence?

• Jacques Arcadelt — Arcadelt's masses follow the Franco-Flemish composers of the preceding generation, Josquin above all, in their handling of counterpoint.
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina — Josquin's polyphonic technique was the foundation of the 16th-century style that Palestrina brought to its final perfection.
• Orlando di Lasso — Lasso's motet art grew directly from the Franco-Flemish inheritance of Josquin, whose works remained the models of the mid-century.