PrefaceBibliographical abbreviations and manuscript siglaPart I Josquin and his cultural environment1 -; BiographyJosquin's personalityJosquin's patronsPortraits2 -; Josquin in the eyes of his admirersWritersPoetsMusic theoristsMusic publishersMusic historiansComposers3 -; The sources of Josquin's musicManuscriptsPrinted editionsInstrumental arrangementsMusic theory treatises4 -; Issues of authenticity and chronologyDoubtful worksChronology5 -; Gregorian chant as a source of inspiration6 -; Aspects of Josquin's symbolic languageCantus prius factusSoggetto ostinatoSpecial forms of notationMode and musica fictaCanonNumber symbolismPart II Josquin's musical legacy7 -; Masses and Mass movementsMasses based on Gregorian chantsMasses based on secular monophonic songsMasses based on secular polyphonic songsMass based on a sacred polyphonic songMasses based on solmisation themesCanonic MassesSingle Mass movements8 -; MotetsMotets on texts from the Old Testamenta) Genesis, Samuel, Job, Ecclesiasticus, The Song of Songsb) The psalmsMotets on texts from the New TestamentMotets on non-biblical texts in honour of Jesus ChristMotets on non-biblical texts in honour of the Virgin Mary. Antiphons. Sequences. Hymns. The Proper of the Mass. Books of Hours. Contemporaneous poems. Texts of unknown originMotets on other non-biblical texts9 -; Secular worksSecular works for three and four voices. Chansons from the courtly song tradition. Chansons from the folk song tradition. The Virgil Motets. The Frottole. Secular works with reconstructed texts. Chansons with no known textSecular works for five and six voices. Chansons from the courtly song tradition. Chansons from the folk song traditionInstrumental worksEpilogueBibliographyAppendix A New Josquin Edition:summary of volumes and editorsAppendix B List of authentic and doubtful worksby JosquinIndex of namesA comprehensive guide for early music lovers and performersJosquin des Prez and His Musical Legacy is the most up-to-date contribution to the research on one of the most important and internationally famous composers of the Renaissance. This monograph offers factual information on the composer as well as insights into his 16th-century and modern reception, a survey of the sources of his music, and a discussion of the thorny issue of authorship. Willem Elders, one of the most distinguished scholars of Josquin's music, also discusses the influence of Gregorian chant as a source of inspiration and explains the various aspects of Josquin's symbolic language. Each individual work (including some of those in the old Josquin edition now considered inauthentic) receives a short discussion of relevant contextual aspects and interesting musical features. Ranges and lengths are given for each work. The style is adapted to the professional musicologist as well as to the 'music lover' and performer.Includes 45 figures and 90 musical examplesJosquin des Prez and His Musical Legacy is the most up-to-date contribution to the research on one of the most important and internationally famous composers of the Renaissance. This monograph offers factual information on the composer as well as insights into his 16th-century and modern reception, a survey of the sources of his music, and a discussion of the thorny issue of authorship. Willem Elders, one of the most distinguished scholars of Josquin's music, also discusses the influence of Gregorian chant as a source of inspiration and explains the various aspects of Josquin's symbolic language. Each individual work (including some of those in the old Josquin edition now considered inauthentic) receives a short discussion of relevant contextual aspects and interesting musical features. Ranges and lengths are given for each work. The style is adapted to the professional musicologist as well as to the 'music lover' and performer.Includes 45 figures and 90 musical examples