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Gaude virgo, by Josquin Des Prez

Sung by Quire Cleveland, dir. Ross W. Duffin, Sept. 27, 2014, at Mary Queen of Peace Church in Cleveland, Ohio Josquin Desprez was born Josquin Lebloitte dit Desprez between 1450 and 1455, and apparently worked for King René in Aix and King Louis XI of France in Tours, before moving to Italy after Louis’s death in 1483. After working in Milan, Rome, and Ferrara, he returned to the Low Countries in 1504 and worked there until his death in 1521. His motet Gaude virgo is a classic example of the composer’s balanced unfolding of motifs, with two-part imitation followed by four-voice imitative sections and occasional homophony. Especially striking are the syncopated imitative sections and the stunning final cadence. Gaude virgo is similar in style to Josquin’s famous Ave Maria, and has perhaps been unjustly neglected because of that. Both are magnificent. An animated video of this performance by Stephen Malinowski for the Music Animation Machine may be found at    • Josquin, Gaude virgo mater Christi