FiguresTablesMusical examplesIntroductionPieter Bergé, David J. Burn, and Antonio ChemottiThe Plainsong Requiem TraditionSarah Ann Long‘Lux aeterna luceat eis’: Polyphonic Craft in the Renaissance RequiemJohn MilsomJohannes Ockeghem (c. 1420–97): Missa pro defunctisFabrice FitchPierre de la Rue (d. 1518): Missa pro fidelibus defunctisHoney MeconiAntoine Brumel (c. 1460–1512/13): Missa pro defunctisDavid J. BurnDionisius Prioris (c. 1450?–1514/15): Missa pro defunctisM. Jennifer BloxamPedro de Escobar (fl. 1507–14): Missa pro defunctisTess KnightonAntoine de Févin (d. after January 1512): Missa pro fidelibus defunctisHoney MeconiJean Richafort (c. 1480–c. 1550): Missa pro defunctisM. Jennifer BloxamClaudin de Sermisy (c. 1490–13 October 1562): Missa pro defunctisStephen RicePrimary Sources CitedBibliographyContributorsReference work for musicologists, music theorists, performers, and music loversFew western musical repertories speak more to the imagination than the Requiem mass for the dead. The Book of Requiems presents in-depth essays on the most important works in this tradition, from the origins of the genre up to the present day. Each chapter is devoted to a specific Requiem, and offers both historical information and a detailed work-discussion. Conceived as a multi-volume essay collection by leading experts, The Book of Requiems is an authoritative reference publication intended as a first port of call for musicologists, music theorists, and performers both professional and student. Volume I treats the Requiem’s liturgical and chant background, the craft of early Requiem composition, and eight of the earliest composed Requiems, from c. 1450 to c. 1550.Few western musical repertories speak more to the imagination than the Requiem mass for the dead. The Book of Requiems presents in-depth essays on the most important works in this tradition, from the origins of the genre up to the present day. Each chapter is devoted to a specific Requiem, and offers both historical information and a detailed work-discussion. Conceived as a multi-volume essay collection by leading experts, The Book of Requiems is an authoritative reference publication intended as a first port of call for musicologists, music theorists, and performers both professional and student.Volume I treats the Requiem’s liturgical and chant background, the craft of early Requiem composition, and eight of the earliest composed Requiems, from c. 1450 to c. 1550.