Jean Lhéritier

Lheritier was students of Josquin and worked in Ferrara, Rome as well as perhaps even Florence where it really is thoght that he previously connections. A lot of his compositions survive in various manuscripts beginning in Italy however, not limited by that geographical range. The manuscripts also expand to France, Spain, Holland, Germany, Austria, Poland and Czechoslovakia. His major genre was the motet though one chanson survives “Jan, petit Jan”. Features of his motets consist of constant imitation offset by homophony for textual and structural factors, arches that are equally managed in the melodic range, step-wise intervals (generally), syllabic declamation of the written text, modal regularity, and constant counterpoint. Ever sold Lheritier will become kept in mind for his impact on the advancement of refreshing stylistic forms.