Jacob Clemens non Papa

Clemens non Papa (* 1510 probably in Middelburg, † 1556-1558 in Dixmuiden ) was a Flemish composer of the Renaissance.

Clemens non Papa 's real name was Jacques Clement. It is controversial, why he called himself the " non Papa ". Maybe he wanted to differ from the poet Jacobus Papa, who also lived in Ypres. ( Ypres was in late middle age with Ghent and Bruges, the most important towns of Flanders ). Maybe he only wanted not to be confused with the simultaneous Pope Clement VII.

About his early life nothing is known. It was not until 1544, Clemens non Papa, known as Sang master at St. Donatian in Bruges, 1550 as a singer and composer at the cathedral in Den Bosch.

Clemens non Papa belonged to the Roman school, the IV generation of musicians in the Renaissance ( 1520-1560 ). As one of the most important composers of the era of Josquin des Prez Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina until he was regarded as the main champion of the motet. In his motets, he introduced the distinction between lyric and epic motets. He had a light, syllabic declamation, which is influenced by the chanson. Each syllable is declaiming on a short note, repeated notes enliven the expression. Clemens non Papa enjoys a masterful compositional technique and his deep expression struts. He created in His great 8- part motet on the Return of the Prodigal Son with their harmonious, saturated sound of one of the most impressive works of the new style.

Works

  • "Measure a 4-5 voc. ", 10 books, lions, at Phalesius, 1556-1560
  • " Requiem 4 a voc. " Lions, 1580
  • " 6 Motets ", Antwerp, Tielman Susato in 1546
  • " 6 books motets ", lions, at Phalese, 1559
  • " 4 books psalms ", Nuremberg, in Montanus and Neuber, 1553-1554
  • " Chansons " in the Paris collection with Pierre Attaignant, 1543
  • " Chansons ," Tielman Susato at Antwerp, 1545, 1549, 1558
  • " 4 books sound sets a 3 voc. to the Souter - Liedekens, Antwerp, 1556/1557
  • " Motetti de Labirinto a 4 voc. ", Venice 1554
  • "Organ - Tabulaturbücher of Ammerbach ", Nuremberg, 1549
  • " According books Horti Musarum " lions at Phalesius 1553
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