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Josquin des Prez

1450 - 1521

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His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia. Josquin des Prez is the 81st most popular composer (up from 84th in 2024), the 309th most popular biography from France (up from 328th in 2019) and the 13th most popular French Composer.

Josquin des Prez is most famous for his motets, which are sacred vocal compositions that are usually performed as part of a mass.

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Among Composers

Among composers, Josquin des Prez ranks 81 out of 1,451. Before him are Alexander Scriabin, Franz Lehár, Jules Massenet, Hans Zimmer, César Franck, and Karlheinz Stockhausen. After him are Alban Berg, Leoš Janáček, Johann Pachelbel, Heinrich Schütz, Luigi Cherubini, and Luigi Boccherini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1450, Josquin des Prez ranks 3. Before him are Bartolomeu Dias, and Hieronymus Bosch. After him are John Cabot, Luca Signorelli, Ibrahim Lodi, Yejong of Joseon, Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād, Kara Ahmed Pasha, Pêro da Covilhã, Martin Schongauer, and Gerard David. Among people deceased in 1521, Josquin des Prez ranks 4. Before him are Ferdinand Magellan, Pope Leo X, and Manuel I of Portugal. After him are Juan Ponce de León, Sebastian Brant, Zhengde Emperor, Christina of Saxony, Raffaele Riario, Leonardo Loredan, Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon, and Jorge Álvares.

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In France

Among people born in France, Josquin des Prez ranks 309 out of NaN. Before him are Claude Lorrain (1600), Oscar I of Sweden (1799), Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran (1845), Victor Grignard (1871), Gilles de Rais (1405), and Robert II of France (972). After him are Raynald of Châtillon (1123), Jean Gabin (1904), Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême (1775), Germaine de Staël (1766), Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (1640), and Henry Louis Le Chatelier (1850).

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Among Composers In France

Among composers born in France, Josquin des Prez ranks 13. Before him are Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683), Charles Gounod (1818), Erik Satie (1866), Gabriel Fauré (1845), François Couperin (1668), and Jules Massenet (1842). After him are Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1645), Olivier Messiaen (1908), Pierre Boulez (1925), Francis Poulenc (1899), Arthur Honegger (1892), and Léo Delibes (1836).

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