Word: janequin
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...works, all written in the period 1450-1600, included pieces by Dunstable, Dufay, Isaak, Senfl, Taverner, Janequin, Marenzio, Dowland, and the long-lived and prolific Anonymous. Some items were well-known; others were probably performed in this country for the first time...
...choral high point was the group of three light, spirited chansons by Janequin, executed with superb timing and diction. They also pointed up the poignancy and dramatic expression of the following Cruda Amarilli by Marenzio, the greatest Italian madrigalist, who shows the influence of the oncoming Baroque...