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1521 is an important year for me: it is the birth year of the composer Philippe de Monte (1521-1603) and the death year of Josquin Desprez (ca. 1450-1521). 2021, I created this website. It was published on 27 August 2021, the 500th anniversary of Josquin Desprez’s death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My name is Michael Silies. I studied musicology in M\u00fcnster, Oxford and G\u00f6ttingen and received my doctorate in G\u00f6ttingen with a thesis on The Motets of Philippe de Monte (1521-1603)<\/em>. I have lived in Hamburg for many years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The music of the 15th and 16th centuries has fascinated me since the beginning of my studies. She is simple and complex at the same time, stirring and soothing – and often mysterious. The main protagonist of the era is Josquin Desprez. He composed some of the most beautiful works in music history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My enthusiasm for Josquin Desprez began in 2000, when I became intensively involved with the motet Peccantem me quotidie<\/em> by Philippe de Monte. This contains a textual turn that refers textually and musically to Josquin’s famous setting of the 50th Psalm. A recording of the motet by “La Chapelle Royale” conducted by Philippe Herreweghe has accompanied me ever since and still impresses me today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Josquin: Miserere mei Deus, Quelle: Andrea Antico: Motetti libro primo, Venedig 1521.
Source: Bassus, Copy of Universit\u00e4tsbibliothek M\u00fcnchen, Cim. 44i (4 (= 4\u00b0 Art. 401) (A007)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The illustrated page from the bassus partbook from Andrea Antico’s collective print Motetti libro primo also dates from 1521.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For many music lovers, the 15th and 16th centuries are unknown territory. Or, to use an inscription on the Hunt-Lenox globe, which is one of the oldest globes still in existence and is thought to have been made between 1503 and 1510: “HC SVNT DRACONES” (“Here are dragons”). These words are found in the area of eastern Asia below the equator and are a warning against unexplored territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My aim with this website is to open up Dragon territory to those interested in the life and work of Josquin and to provide a platform for those who have already explored Dragon territory to share research findings, engage in authenticity discussions and show their enthusiasm for Josquin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It may take a little longer to explore the dragons’ territory, but once you have done so, you will be richly rewarded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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