Artist
Josquin des Prez
Josquin des Prez appears once in our Renaissance list, placing as high as No. 3. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.
- Ranked entries
- 1
- Appears on
- Renaissance
- Year
- 1485
- Highest placing
- No. 3 in Renaissance
- Updated
- 2026-08-30
Appears on
Ave Maria... virgo serena
1485
Ranked No. 3 in Renaissance
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.