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Jean Richafort
12+ albums
renaissanceClassicalearly musiccomposerflemish
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Jean Richafort (c. 1480 – c.1547) was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance. He was probably born in Hainault, and his native language appears to have been French. He may have studied with Josquin Desprez, though the evidence for this is circumstantial. Richafort served as choir master at St. Rombold cathedral in Mechelen between 1507 and 1509, and at St. Gilles church in Bruges between 1542 and 1547—leaving a huge gap in the record of his activity. At some time between these dates he was associated with the French royal chapel, since some of his music is for official occasions connected with Louis XII, and there is some evidence he may have been in Brussels in 1531 in the service of Queen Mary of Hungary, who was regent there. Musically, Richafort was a representative of the first generation after Josquin, and he followed his style in many ways. In some of his music he used fragments of Josquin's compositions as a tribute. Techniques used by Richafort include are typical of the period, such as smooth polyphony and pervasive imitation, but he was unusually attentive to the clear setting of text so the words could be understood. He wrote a requiem for six voices (Requiem in memoriam Josquin Des Prez, 1532), masses, motets, settings of the Magnificat, two secular motets, and chansons. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Requiem in memoriam Josquin Desprez: I. Introitus - Requiem aeternam
5202Requiem [in memoriam Josquin Desprez] à 6 voix: II. Kyrie
4983Requiem In Memoriam Josquin Desprez: II. Kyrie
4944Requiem [in memoriam Josquin Desprez] à 6 voix: I. Introitus - Requiem aeternam
3375Requiem in memoriam Josquin Desprez: VI. Agnus Dei
3356Requiem in memoriam Josquin Desprez: III. Graduale - Si ambulem
3057Laetamini In Domino À 4 Voix
2948Sufficiebat nobis paupertas à 4 voix
2909Salve Regina à 5 voix
28210Ne vous chaille mon cueur à 4 voix
275albums
Richafort: Requiem
Requiem in memoriam Josquin Desprez
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Jean Richafort: Requiem - Tributes to Josquin Desprez
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La Vihuela
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Francesco da Milano: Il divino
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Magnificat - Beautiful and Calming Choral Music
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Money Powers Music
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Jean Richafort: Missa O Genitrix - Missa Veni Sponsa Christi
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Bakfark: Complete Works for Lute (The Lyons Lute Book, The Krakow Lute Book and Miscellanea)
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Il Divino (Music from the World of Francesco da Milano)
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Chapelle du Roi, Music for Philip of Spain
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Richafort: Requiem in memoriam Josquin Desprez; Motets [Huelgas Ensemble/Paul van Nevel]