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Franco-Flemish polyphony

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Genre

Franco-Flemish polyphony · In the fifteenth century the best choral singers and composers in Europe came from northern France and the Low Countries, with the cathedral of Cambrai as an important breeding ground. Guillaume Dufay, Johannes Ockeghem and Josquin des Prez worked at courts and churches all over Europe. They wrote masses and motets for four or more equal voices that imitate one another. In 1436 Dufay wrote Nuper rosarum flores for the consecration of the cathedral of Florence.

Listening

Listening tip. Listen to Dufay's motet for the cathedral of Florence for the way two low voices sing an old Gregorian melody in long notes while the higher voices move gracefully around it.

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