MUS 2053 Chapter : Ockeghem
Document Summary
In a nutshell: generation after dufay, grew up near same place as dufay, did not go to italy like most composers, stayed at french court for the rest of his life after schooling. Significance: was the master of the mass, wrote all types of masses, made c. f. more elusive by changing rhythm and paraphrasing. Missa prolationum: canon mass, the entire mass is based on canons of all types (double, intervals, etc. , cheats in christe eleison by starting with one cannon.
