Ockeghem

Also Ock·en·heim

[ok-uh-gem]

noun

1. Johannes Okeghem, Jean d'.

Ockeghem

/ ˈɒkəˌɡɛm, ˈɔkəxəm /

noun

1. Also: Ockenheim. Johannes (joːˈhɑnəs), Jean d' (ʒɑ̃ d), or Jan van (jɑn vɑn). ?1430–?95, Flemish composer

Example Sentences

Indeed, Dr. Taruskin made his name through his studies in the Renaissance, with revelatory performances in the 1970s of the music of the then-obscure composer Johannes Ockeghem.

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The 15th-century Franco-Flemish composer Johannes Ockeghem’s French chansons were like the pop songs of his day.

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A continuing marvel of Boston’s music scene, this superb choir has been making its way through the music of Johannes Ockeghem, the 15th-century Flemish composer.

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Here Ockeghem, seemingly writing for three confident singers with wide vocal ranges, keeps the texture uniform and varies the mensuration, or rhythmic organization, almost not at all.

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Both masses included here, however, belie Ockeghem’s reputation as a forbidding contrapuntist.

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