Ockeghem

[ ok-uh-gem ]

noun

1. Jo·han·nes [yoh-, hah, -n, uh, s]. Okeghem, Jean d'.

Ockeghem

/ ˈɒkəˌɡɛm; ˈɔkəxəm /

noun

1. OckeghemJohannes, Jean d' or Jan van?1430?1495MFlemishMUSIC: composer Johannes (joːˈhɑnəs), Jean d' (ʒɑ̃ d), or Jan van (jɑn vɑn). ?1430–?95, Flemish composer AlsoOckenheimˈɒkənˌhaɪm

Example Sentences

Indeed, Dr. Taruskin made his name through his studies in the Renaissance, with revelatory performances in the 1970s of the music of the then-obscure composer Johannes Ockeghem.

From Washington Post

The 15th-century Franco-Flemish composer Johannes Ockeghem’s French chansons were like the pop songs of his day.

From New York Times

A continuing marvel of Boston’s music scene, this superb choir has been making its way through the music of Johannes Ockeghem, the 15th-century Flemish composer.

From New York Times

Here Ockeghem, seemingly writing for three confident singers with wide vocal ranges, keeps the texture uniform and varies the mensuration, or rhythmic organization, almost not at all.

From Washington Post

Both masses included here, however, belie Ockeghem’s reputation as a forbidding contrapuntist.

From Washington Post