Johannes Ockeghem
Johannes Ockeghem (* about 1410-1430 in Saint- Ghislain (Hainaut), † February 6, 1497 in Tours, also: Ockenhem, Ockengem and Ockenghem ) was a Flemish composer, singer and clerics.
Life
About Ockeghem's youth is yet unknown. From June 24 1443 to to June 24, 1444, he sang under Jean Pullois at the Church of Our Lady in Antwerp. It was at this time neither priests nor Kaplan and took only irregularly part in the performances. From 1446 to 1448 he is detectable in the chapel of the resident to Moulins Duke Charles I of Bourbon.
Was probably on October 1, 1451 Ockeghem singer at the French king Charles VII courtyard The high esteem in which he was bestowed the king is marked at the ceremony for the dignity of the treasurer of the church of Saint -Martin in Tours. At this central for the music of the 15th century Church of France had in the early 1460s, for example, Antoine Busnoys. Between 1456 and 1459 Ockeghem took up his new post.
As Ockeghem imagined the chapter on 17 November 1459, it refused to confirm him in his office. Ockeghem had to sue in court. As treasurer, he referred with substantial income; he was entitled to a stately home and was allowed to levy taxes. The house of the miniaturist Jean Fouquet was in his possession. Usually, the performance of the function was associated with residence obligation; it has, however, released him Charles VII. Ockeghem thus kept mainly since at least May 1461 at the Royal Court on.
Under King Louis XI. Ockeghem was in August 1463 canons of Notre -Dame in Paris. Because he could not meet the residence requirement here, he exchanged on August 22, 1470 this Canonicate against one of Saint -Benoit in Paris. Approximately 1466 was added another benefice. The fees paid for him John Pullois in Rome. To enable Ockeghem accepting this stipend, the king had asked the Pope for a special permit.
Ockeghem is Louis XI. been useful as a diplomat. In 1462 he traveled to Cambrai and Bourges. From February 20 to March 5, 1464 he was a guest of Guillaume Dufay in Cambrai, where he probably was ordained a priest. From December 28 1466 to February 20, 1467 he stayed back in Bourges, in October 1468 in Cambrai. The highlight of his diplomatic career was undertaken in a January 1470 trip to Spain.
Even under Charles VIII Ockeghem remained in possession of all offices. On August 8, 1484 he was in Damme, on August 15, 1484 in Bruges, where he was honored by a banquet. On March 17, 1487, he bequeathed his property to the chapter of Saint -Martin.
Ockeghem was as a person and as a musician equally appreciated how excellent. It is said that he never humiliated in dealings with the Great and was never arrogant towards people lower class. Human goodness was it a need, he had his whole estate distributed during his lifetime to the poor. His appearance must have been imposing and impressive.
John has dedicated his Tinctoris about 1476 written treatise " De natura et proprietate tonorum " Ockeghem and Antoine Busnoys as the leading composers of his time. 1481 Tinctoris Ockeghem describes as the most outstanding of all known him bassists. Jean Molinet wrote the deploration ' Nymphs des bois ', which Josquin Desprez set to music. Erasmus of Rotterdam wrote an epitaph on Ockeghem ( ' Ergone conticuit ') which was set to music by Johannes Lupi.
Works
The following works of Ockeghem are obtained: