Nymphes des bois

Nymphes des bois, also known as La Déploration de Johannes Ockeghem, is a lament composed by Josquin des Prez on the occasion of the death of his predecessor Johannes Ockeghem in February 1497. The piece, based on a poem by Jean Molinet and including the funeral text Requiem Aeternam as a cantus firmus, is in five voices. In the first of its two parts Josquin cleverly mimics the contrapuntal style of Ockeghem. This chanson is one of Josquin's best-known works, and often considered one of the most haunting and moving memorial works ever penned.

References

Willem Elders (2013). Josquin Des Prez and His Musical Legacy: An Introductory Guide. Leuven University Press. pp. 208–. ISBN 978-90-5867-941-3.

Josquin des Prez

Adieu mes amours Ave Maria ... Virgo serena Mille Regretz Miserere Missa de Beata Virgine Missa Gaudeamus Missa Hercules Dux Ferrariae Missa L'homme armé sexti toni Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales Missa La sol fa re mi Missa Pange lingua Missa sine nomine Nymphes des bois

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