Ave festiva ferculis and Josquin's Spanish reputation
Abstract
Tarazona 2/3, a cathedral manuscript preserving mostly the music of Peñalosa and his Spanish contemporaries, contains one motet, with the text 'Ave festiva ferculis', attributed to 'Jusquin'. It is a strange piece of music, clearly not the work of Josquin des Prez, but also very unusual within the manuscript, and its misattribution suggests that Josquin's actual music was not a familiar icon in Spain c.1530. This impression is supported by the sources, which reveal a real Spanish Josquin craze beginning in the 1540s, but a much spottier picture, emphasizing the early sacred music, in the decades before. Josquin's strong influence on Spanish music came late. © Royal Musical Association.
Publication Title
Journal of the Royal Musical Association
Recommended Citation
Kreitner, K. (2003). Ave festiva ferculis and Josquin's Spanish reputation. Journal of the Royal Musical Association, 128 (1), 1-29. https://doi.org/10.1093/jrma/fkg001
