An Obsessive Compositional Personality
An Obsessive Compositional Personality
This chapter uses an array of analytical tools to evaluate Josquin’s Roman compositions and distinguish them from the music of his contemporaries. Casting the composer’s interest in iterative compositional techniques as “obsessive,” Chapter 2 develops the concept of conspicuous repetition to describe Josquin’s melodic and contrapuntal manner. It also explores his interest in ostinato, combinative procedures, and self-imposed constraints. Proceeding parameter by parameter rather than work by work, this chapter presents a nuanced view of Josquin’s style that cuts across genres.
Keywords: Josquin des Prez, conspicuous repetition, ostinato, Rome, Sistine Chapel
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