Jacob Obrecht

1496 portrait from the studio of Hans Memling, givening Obrecht's age as 38

Aliases: Hobrecht

Life

Born: 1457 or 1458

Died: before 1 August 1505

The son of a town trumpeter of Ghent, Obrecht might have studied with Antoine Busnoys; he was employed at Bergen-op-Zoon (1480-84), Cambrai (1484), Bruges (1485), Antwerp (1492, Bruges again (1498), and Ferrara (1504), where he died of plague.

View the Wikipedia article on Jacob Obrecht.

List of choral works

Masses

Missa Adieu mes amours Missa Ave regina celorum Missa Beata viscera Missa Caput a 4 Missa de Sancto Donatiano a 4 a/k/a Saint Donatian Mass (polytextual--cantus is O Beate Pater). See link below. Missa de Sancto Martino Missa De tous biens playne Missa Fors seulement Missa Fortuna desperata a 4 Missa Grecorum Missa Je ne demande Missa L'homme armé Missa Libenter gloriabor Missa Malheur me bat a 4 Missa Maria zart a 4 Missa Mi-mi (quarti toni) a 4

Missa O lumen ecclesie Missa Petrus apostolus Missa Pfauenschwanz Missa Rose playsante Missa Plurimorum carminum I Missa Plurimorum carminum II Missa Salve diva parens Missa Scaramella Missa Sicut spina rosam Missa Si dedero Missa Sub tuum praesidium Missa Veci la danse Barbari Missa Cela sans plus Missa Gracuuly et biaulx Missa Je ne seray plus Missa N'aray-je jamais

Motets

Alma redemptoris Mater a 4 Angeli Archangeli/Comme femme a 6 Assunt festa jubilea a 3 Ave maris stella a 3 Assunt festa jubilea a 4 Beata es Maria Cuius sacrata viscera 2nd verse of Assunt festa jubilea Discubuit Jesus (dubious, missing alto) Ego sum Dominus contrafactum of Alma redemptoris Factor orbis Haec Deum caeli 2nd verse of Quod chorus vatum Haec dies a 5 Laudemus nunc Dominum Laudes Christo Redemptori Magnificat a 4 (even verses)

Mille quingentis/Requiem aeternam O beate Basili / O beate pater Parce Domine Passio secundum Matthaeum a 4 Quis numerare queat Salve Crux arbor vitae a 5 Salve Regina a 3 Salve Regina à 4 Salve Regina à 6 Si sumpsero (also attrib. Agricola) Victimae Paschali a 4

Secular works

• La tortorella è semplice uccelletto

Adiu, adiu alternative incipit of Meiskin es u Als al de weerelt in vruechden leeft 4 Den haghel ende die calde snee 4 Fors seulement 4 Helas alternative incipit for Nec michi nec tibi Helas mon bien 3 Ic draghe de mutse clutse 4 Ic hoerde de clocskins luden 4 Ic ret my uut spacieren 4 Ic weinsche alle scoene vrauwen eere 4 also attrib. Stoltzer In hebbe gheen ghelt in mijn bewelt 4 J’ay pris amours 4 Lacen adieu, wel zoete partye 4 untypical Laet u ghenoughen liever Johan La tortorella è semplice uccelletto 4

Ma bouche rit 4 Marion la doulce 3 Meiskin es u cutkin ru 4 Moet my lacen u vriendelic schijn 3 untypical Nec michi nec tibi 2/3 probably instrumental; also attrib. ‘Virgilius’ Rompeltier 4 untypical Se bien fait 4 Sullen wij langhe in drucke moeten leven 3/4 Alto possibly added Tandernaken 3 Tant que nostre argent dura 4 Tmeiskin was jonck wel van passe 3/4 ; also attrib. Isaac, Japart Tsat een cleyn meiskin 4 Waer sij di Han? 4 Wat willen wij metten budel spelen 4 Weet ghij wat mijnder jonghen hert deert 4 untypical

The New Obrecht Edition also includes a canon and 5 other textless works

 
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External links

• Works by Jacob Obrecht in the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)
• Info and viewable score of Saint Donatian Mass can be found here