Four English children making music

Master of the Countess of Warwick (active 1567-1569)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

ca. 1565–1570

Technique / Medium:

oil

Description

A young girl is playing keyboard and two older brothers are holding open musical partbooks. The music has been identified as a four-voice motet by Josquin des Prez.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Keyboard instruments [2230]

Musical works

Josquin des Prez -- Domine, ne in furore legible music notation

Bibliographic references

McCarthy, Kerry. "Josquin in England: An unexpected sighting", Early music 43/3 (2015) 449-454.

Notes

The identifiable music part is painstakingly copied by the artist from the published collection Tomus primus psalmorum selectorum, compiled by Johannes Petreius (RISM 1538/6).

RIdIM record id

4650