"Nymphes des bois" by Josquin des Prez and "Mort, tu as navré de ton dart" by Ockeghem: a work after the model or a dialogue
The article discusses two déploration compositions by Josquin des Prez and Johannes Ockeghem. This genre was created by Ockeghem himself, who wrote “Mort, tu as navré de ton dart” (c. 1460) on the death of his teacher Gilles Binchois. Since a work after the model was one of the most important creative methods for Renaissance composers, one could expect that Josquin, when creating “Nymphes des bois - La déploration de Johan Ockeghem” (c. 1497), strictly follows the form of Ockeghem’s composition. However, the analysis shows significant differences between these two works not only in the content of the texts, but also in their compositional structures. Nevertheless, their music still has some commonality: both Ockeghem and Josquin clearly stylize the music features of their predecessors. However, Josquin makes a sharp stylistic change in the second part of his composition, continuing to write in his individual style. Thus, he emphasizes the Renaissance idea of the autonomy of art and the continuity of the artistic tradition by means of music.