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Johannes Ockeghem

1410 - 1497

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Johannes Ockeghem (c. 1410 – 6 February 1497) was a Franco-Flemish composer and singer of early Renaissance music. Ockeghem was a significant European composer in the period between Guillaume Du Fay and Josquin des Prez, and he was—with his colleague Antoine Busnois—a prominent European composer in the second half of the 15th century. He was an important proponent of the early Franco-Flemish School. Ockeghem was well associated with other prominent composers of the time, and spent most of his career serving the French royal court under Charles VII, Louis XI and Charles VIII. Numerous poets and musicians lamented his death, including Erasmus, Guillaume Crétin, Jean Molinet and Josquin, who composed the well-known Nymphes des bois for him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johannes Ockeghem is the 145th most popular composer (down from 133rd in 2019), the 76th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 65th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Belgian Composer.

Johannes Ockeghem is most famous for his chansons, which are a type of polyphonic vocal music.

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Among composers, Johannes Ockeghem ranks 145 out of 1,451. Before him are Franz von Suppé, Sofia Gubaidulina, Pérotin, Giovanni Paisiello, Nicola Porpora, and André Grétry. After him are Gregorio Allegri, Alfred Newman, Darius Milhaud, Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Paul Dukas, and Christopher Hogwood.

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Among people born in 1410, Johannes Ockeghem ranks 1. After him are Petrus Christus, Lekë Dukagjini, Stefan Lochner, Domenico Veneziano, William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent, Giorgio da Sebenico, Ibn Taghribirdi, Agnes Bernauer, and Pedro Tafur. Among people deceased in 1497, Johannes Ockeghem ranks 3. Before him are Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia, and Benozzo Gozzoli. After him are Beatrice d'Este, John, Prince of Asturias, Philip II, Duke of Savoy, Katherine Woodville, Duchess of Buckingham, Ishak Pasha, Anna Sforza, Benedetto da Maiano, António de Noli, and Filippo Buonaccorsi.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Johannes Ockeghem ranks 76 out of 1,190. Before him are James Ensor (1860), Hugo van der Goes (1440), Gerard de Ridefort (1141), Maxime Weygand (1867), Quentin Matsys (1466), and André Grétry (1741). After him are Jacques Rogge (1942), Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly (1559), Agnès Varda (1928), Corneille Heymans (1892), Father Damien (1840), and Adolphe Quetelet (1796).

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Among COMPOSERS In Belgium

Among composers born in Belgium, Johannes Ockeghem ranks 5. Before him are Orlande de Lassus (1534), Guillaume Du Fay (1397), César Franck (1822), and André Grétry (1741). After him are Adrian Willaert (1490), Henri Vieuxtemps (1820), Gilles Binchois (1400), Jacob Obrecht (1457), Eugène Ysaÿe (1858), Jacques Arcadelt (1507), and Pierre De Geyter (1848).

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