Editing Josquin des Prez (section)

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Josquin probably moved from Ferrara to his home region of Condé-sur-l'Escaut, and became [[provost (religion)|provost]] of the collegiate church of Notre-Dame on 3 May 1504; he may have obtained the post from Philip I's sponsorship.{{sfn|Macey|Noble|Dean|Reese|2011|loc=§7 "Condé-sur-l'Escaut (1504–21)"}} His role gave him political responsibility, and put him in charge of a workforce which included a dean, a treasurer, 25 canons, 18 chaplains, 16 vicars, 6 choir-boys and other priests.{{sfn|Fallows|2020|pp=276–277}} This was an appealing place for his old age: it was near his birthplace, had a renowned choir and was the leading musical establishment in Hainaut, besides St. Vincent at [[Soignies]] and Cambrai Cathedral.{{sfn|Macey|Noble|Dean|Reese|2011|loc=§7 "Condé-sur-l'Escaut (1504–21)"}} Very few records of his activity survive from this time; he bought a house in September 1504, and sold it (or a different one) in November 1508.{{sfn|Fallows|2020|p=277}}{{refn|The chapter at [[Bourges Cathedral]] asked him to become master of the choirboys there in 1508, but it is not known how he responded, and there is no record of him working there; most scholars presume he remained in Condé.<ref>[[#Sherr Introduction|Sherr 2000]], p. 17</ref>|group=n}} The Josquin mentioned may be the Joskin who traveled to present chansons to [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor]] in [[Brussels]] or [[Mechelen]].{{sfn|Macey|Noble|Dean|Reese|2011|loc=§7 "Condé-sur-l'Escaut (1504–21)"}}

In his later years Josquin composed many of his most admired works. They include the masses ''[[Missa de Beata Virgine (Josquin)|Missa de Beata Virgine]]'' and ''[[Missa Pange lingua]]''; the motets ''Benedicta es'', ''[[Inviolata, integra et casta es Maria|Inviolata]]'', ''Pater noster–Ave Maria'' and ''Praeter rerum seriem''; and the chansons ''[[Mille regretz]]'', ''Nimphes, nappés'' and ''Plus nulz regretz''.{{sfn|Fallows|2020|p=351}} The last of these, ''Plus nulz regretz'', is set to a poem by [[Jean Lemaire de Belges]] that celebrates the future engagement between Charles V and [[Mary I of England|Mary Tudor]].{{sfn|Macey|Noble|Dean|Reese|2011|loc=§7 "Condé-sur-l'Escaut (1504–21)"}} In his last years Josquin's music saw European-wide dissemination through publications by the printer [[Ottaviano Petrucci]].{{sfn|Macey|Noble|Dean|Reese|2011|loc=§9 "Reputation"}} Josquin's compositions were given a prominent place by Petrucci, and were reissued numerous times.{{sfn|Macey|Noble|Dean|Reese|2011|loc=§7 "Condé-sur-l'Escaut (1504–21)"}}

On his deathbed, Josquin left an endowment for the performance of his work, ''Pater noster'', at all general processions when townsfolk passed his house, stopping to place a [[wafer]] on the marketplace altar to the Holy Virgin.{{sfn|Milsom|2000|pp=303–305}} He died on 27 August 1521 and left his possessions to Condé's chapter of Notre Dame.{{sfn|Macey|Noble|Dean|Reese|2011|loc=§7 "Condé-sur-l'Escaut (1504–21)"}} He was buried in front of the church's high altar,{{sfn|Fallows|2020|p=347}} but his tomb was destroyed, either during the [[French Wars of Religion]] (1562–1598) or in 1793 when the church was demolished amid the [[French Revolution]].{{sfn|Macey|Noble|Dean|Reese|2011|loc=§7 "Condé-sur-l'Escaut (1504–21)"}}