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  "name": "Josquin des Prez",
  "description": "Josquin des Prez appears once in our Renaissance list, placing as high as No. 3. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-30",
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    "first": 1485,
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      "title": "Ave Maria... virgo serena",
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      "whyItMatters": "The most admired motet of its age, by the first composer to be famous as an individual. Each phrase enters in strict imitation and the effect is of something assembling itself.",
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