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Odhecaton, The Gesualdo Six

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The cream of the crop from Italywhere Josquin made his markhas come together!An authentic album to celebrate this commemorative yearJosquin Desprez, one of the most important figures of the Franco-Flemish school that swept across 15th- and 16th-century Europe, was active for many years in Italy during the era when great Renaissance painters, led by Leonardo da Vinci, were at the height of their careers. His fame during his lifetime was sustained long after his death through music publishers, and he exerted a significant influence on the development of Italian music in later generations. Known affectionately as Josquin in the local vernacular and recognized as one of the most important composers in the history of Italian music, 2021 marks the 500th anniversary of this masters death. To commemorate this occasion, four ensembles based in Italyeach specializing in pre-Renaissance mus