Missa pro defunctis - Richafort, Jean

"One of the most ingenious and complex settings of the Requiem mass from the High Renaissance. Richafort combines chant paraphrase and freely composed counterpoint with a canon that quotes from two of Josquin des Prez's secular works — ''Faulte d'argent (Josquin des Prez)'' and ''Nimphes nappes (Josquin des Prez)''. Although no historical evidence supports any direct linkage between this work and Josquin's death in 1521, Richafort's setting was nonetheless clearly intended as a memorial to the great master who was also believed to be his mentor or teacher. See Editorial Notes to CPDL #58061 above for further discussion."

⌛ Period → Renaissance

◈ Genre / Form Masses

♬ Voicing → SATTTB ¶ Language → Latin

Parts 6

Instruments A cappella

Pages 64

CPDL # 70948

Editor Andrew Fysh

Posted 2022-09-25

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¶Lyrics / Text

Circumdederunt me gemitus mortis, dolores inferni circumdederunt me.

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