Josquin: Trailblazer of Imitative Polyphony

Publication Date

2026

Presentation Length

15 minutes

College

College of Music & Performing Arts

Department

Music, School of

Student Level

Undergraduate

Faculty Mentor

Clare Eng

Metadata/Fulltext

Fulltext

Presentation Type

Talk/Oral

Summary

Have you ever been in a music history class and on the test you are asked "who invented the fugue?" I bet your instant first instinct is to say that Bach was the first to write the fugue. Follow this presentation to trace the origins of imitative polyphony to its much earlier roots.

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