Jacotin (composer)
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Jacotin or Jacob Godebrye (died 24 March 1529) was a Franco-Flemish
singer and composer. He was born in Flanders
between 1440 and 1450, and was the choral vicar at the collegiale of Antwerp, became a chaplain and later took orders. From 1479 to 1528 he was a singer at . He was a contrapuntist
, and his motets, chansons and masses were published in several extant collections. He died at Antwerp.
Franco-Flemish School
In music, the Franco-Flemish School or more precisely the Netherlandish School refers, somewhat imprecisely, to the style of polyphonic vocal music composition in Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries, and to the composers who wrote it...
singer and composer. He was born in Flanders
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
between 1440 and 1450, and was the choral vicar at the collegiale of Antwerp, became a chaplain and later took orders. From 1479 to 1528 he was a singer at . He was a contrapuntist
Counterpoint
In music, counterpoint is the relationship between two or more voices that are independent in contour and rhythm and are harmonically interdependent . It has been most commonly identified in classical music, developing strongly during the Renaissance and in much of the common practice period,...
, and his motets, chansons and masses were published in several extant collections. He died at Antwerp.