Josquin's Rome

In the late fifteenth century the newly built Sistine Chapel was home to a vigorous culture of musical composition and performance. Josquin des Prez stood at its center, singing and composing for the pope''s private choir. Josquin''s Rome offers a new reading of the composer''s work in light of the repertory he and his fellow papal singers performed from the chapel''s singers'' box. Comprising the...