Nimphes des Bois

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music | 1996 | 442 words | Copyright

Nimphes des Bois (Fr. ‘Wood Nymphs’). Title of poem by Jehan Molinet which is combined with the Latin Requiem as text for the six-part motet-chanson La Déploration de la mort de Johannes (Jehan) Ockeghem by Josquin Desprès. Written and composed 1497 ( Ockeghem died on 6 Feb., 1497). Text refers to several contemporary composers, incl. Josquin himself. Requiem chant is used as cantus firmus to principal setting.

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