Born for the muses: the life and masses of Jacob Obrecht

Abstract

Introduction: a past without a music history the historicity of musical texts the textuality of music history a music history without a present? Part 1 1457/8-1485: the Orphic Jacob - Mille Quingentis, Willem Obrecht, Lysbette Gheeraerts born for the muses - corporate musicianship in Ghent, a different course formative years - early career - patterns and parallels, Bergen op Zoom and Cambrai 1480-1485 beyond Busnoys - Petrus Apostolus, Beata Viscera, O Lumen Ecclesie, Missa Sicut Spina Rosam. Part 2 1485-1491: years of crisis - Bruges and Ferrara 1485-1488, death of a city trumpeter - Ghent 1488-1492, Bruges 1488-1491 the critical phase - De Sancto Martino, De Sancto Donatiano, Salve Diva Parens, Adieu Mes Amours towards a new language - Ave Regina Celorum, De Sancto Johanne Baptista the mature style - the 1491-93 masses earlier-mature works the mature oeuvre. Part 3 1491-1505: Juliblating always in my songs - Antwerp and Bergen op Zoom 1491/2-1498, Bruges and Antwerp 1498-1503 beyond fortuna - Obrecht the progressive - late motets - Maria Zart, Si Dedero, Cela Sans Plus, postscript - Sub Tuum Presidium the last journey - Innsbruck and Rome 1503-1504, Ferrara 1504-1505. Appendices: documents rhythmic density in the masses of Jacob Obrecht.

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