JACOBUS CLEMENS NON PAPA (1510 - 1556)
Clemens non Papa, as he is generally known,
presumably in jocular distinction from Pope Clement, was among the most
prolific Franco-Flemish composers and enjoyed a career in the Netherlands, for a time in the service of a leading general of Charles V and perhaps of the Emperor
himself. His music is characteristic of the period and place.
Sacred Vocal Music
Clemens non Papa left a considerable quantity of
church music, fifteen Masses, 233 motets, fifteen Magnificat settings
and 159 Souterliedekens, settings of the Psalms in Dutch.
Secular Vocal Music
The secular vocal music of Clemens non Papa
includes 89 French chansons, written in the polyphonic style of the time.
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