A CHRONOLOGICAL VIEW OF WESTERN MUSIC HISTORY IN THE CONTEXT OF WORLD EVENTS

Josquin des Prez

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August 27, 1521: Josquin des Prez dies in Condé-sur-l'Escaut, County of Hainaut, approximately 70 years of age.  His mortal remains will be laid to rest in the Church of Notre Dame in Condé. (The church was destroyed during the French Revolution)