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The Josquin Companion. (Musical Men).

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The Josquin Companion. Edited by Richard Sherr. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000 [xxix, 691 p. + 1 CD. ISBN 0-19-816335-5. $150.]

Our understanding of Josquin Desprez- both his life and his works--has undergone such tremendous upheavals in recent years that no aspect of Josquin scholarship can escape the impact of these massive paradigm shifts. With the preparation of the New Josquin Edition (Utrecht: Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, 1987-- ) has come a meticulous campaign of source criticism and stylistic analysis that has called into question the authenticity of some of the most beloved compositions ascribed to the master. Moreover, only ...

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