High Renaissance - Architecture - Music
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Which Renaissance composer was called "the Father of Musicians" and was remarked by Martin Luther as "the master of the notes; they must do as he wills?"
Josquin des Près.
Who was Josquin des Près?
- Josquin des Près (1440-1521) was a Flemmish composer during the Renaissance.
- He was the most important composer of Rome in that day, as Michelangelo and Raphael were in their kind of art.
- Famous for his "Ave Maria ... Virgo serena".
- Can be compared with the quiet beauty and restrained elegance of Raphael's madonnas.
During the 16th century, the Catholic Church, got a lot of critique, especially in Northern Europe. How did the Church try to counter this in Renaissance music?
The churchy simplified the mass and the music designed to accompany it.
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