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Heinrich Isaac
(c.1450 - 1517)
Dutch Renaissance composer of vocal music, one of the leading contemporaries of Josquin Des Préz. Isaac composed in all the forms of the time, preferring a conservative harmonic idiom, usually based on imitation. He was one of the most prolific composers of parody masses, using such unusual themes as "bass dances."
As with many of his contemporaries, Isaac spent extensive time in Italy. He was highly influential in the later development of music in Renaissance Germany. ~ Todd McComb (6/94)
Recommended Recordings
Sacred Choral Music
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Missa "de Apostolis" & Five Motets/Gimell CDGIM023
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Peter Phillips/The Tallis Scholars
- Missas "paschalis" & "Choralis Constantinus"/Christophorus CHR77267
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Wilfried Rombach/Ensemble Officium
- Missa "Natalis Domini" & Motets/Rubedo Canis Musica RCM19501
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Coker Keller/Ensemble De' Medici
- Missa "Virgo prudentissima" & Motets/Christophorus CHR77218
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Karl-Ludwig Nies/Munich Cathedral Choir, Ecco la musica
- Missa "La spagna"/Bongiovanni GB5607
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Odhecaton Ensemble for Ancient Music