Missa reges terrae
Pierre de Manchicourt has emerged at last from the shadows and taken his place among the group of Franco-Flemishcomposers who dominated the European musical scene during the second third of the 16th-century. His name, now included on a list of luminaries that includes Jacobus Clemens non Papa, Thomas Crecquillon, and Nicolas Gombert, adds to the portrait of those significant composers who held prestigious positions during the lives and reigns of...