Jean Richafort
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Jean Richafort (c. 1480 – c. 1547) was a Netherlandish composer of the Renaissance, a member of the third generation of the Franco-Flemish School.
He was probably born in Hainaut, and his native language appears to have been French. According to the poet Ronsard, Richafort studied with Josquin des Prez, an association further borne out by the fact that he composed a requiem "in memoriam Josquin Desprez". Richafort served as choir master at St. Rumbold's Cathedral in Mechelen between 1507 and 1509, and at St. Giles' church in Bruges between 1542 and 1547—leaving a huge gap in the record of his activity. At some time between these dates he was associated with the French royal chapel, since some of his music is for official occasions connected with Louis XII, and there is some evidence he may have been in Brussels in 1531 in the service of Queen Mary of Hungary, who was regent there.
Musically, Richafort was a representative of the first generation after Josquin, and he followed his style in many ways. In some of his music he used fragments of Josquin's compositions as a tribute. Richafort's compositional techniques are typical of the period (smooth polyphony, pervasive imitation, etc.) but he was unusually attentive to the clear setting of text so the words could be understood.
He wrote a requiem for six voices (Requiem in memoriam Josquin des Prez, 1532), masses, motets, settings of the Magnificat, two secular motets, and chansons.
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- Vingt et sept chansons musicales à quatre parties, Paris, 1533: XXVIII. Si bon amour - Chansons musicales, Paris, 1533 - Jean Richafort
- Chansons musicales à quatre parties, Paris, 1533: X. – Des chansons reduictz en tabulature de Luth, Paris, 1545/6: XXIII. En espoir davoir mieulx (Reconstructed by Nancy Hadden) - Chansons musicales, Paris, 1533 - Jean Richafort
- Vingt et sept chansons musicales à quatre parties, Paris, 1533: XX. Elle veult donc - Chansons musicales, Paris, 1533 - Jean Richafort
- Chansons musicales à quatre parties, Paris, 1533: XVIIII. Le printemps faict florir (Reconstructed by Nancy Hadden) - Chansons musicales, Paris, 1533 - Jean Richafort
- Intavolatura di Lauto del Divino Francesco da Milano…, Milan, 1548: XXIV. Fantasia 62 - Chansons musicales, Paris, 1533 - Jean Richafort
- Chansons musicales à quatre parties, Paris, 1533: XVII. – Intabolatura di Liuto de Diversi... di M. Francesco da Milano…, Venice, 1536: XXI. La plus gorgiase du monde (Reconstructed by Nancy Hadden) - Chansons musicales, Paris, 1533 - Jean Richafort
- Vingt et sept chansons musicales à quatre parties, Paris, 1533: XXIII. Hayne et amour - Chansons musicales, Paris, 1533 - Jean Richafort
- Chansons musicales à quatre parties, Paris, 1533: VII. Si par fortune (Reconstructed by Nancy Hadden) - Chansons musicales, Paris, 1533 - Jean Richafort
- Intavolature de Lauto di Vincenzo Galileo Fiorentino…, Rome, 1563: XXX. Ricercar 73 - Chansons musicales, Paris, 1533 - Jean Richafort
- Intabulatura di Lauto del divino Francesco da Milano…, Venice, 1546: XIX. Hors envieulx - Chansons musicales, Paris, 1533 - Jean Richafort
- Chansons musicales à quatre parties, Paris, 1533: XIII. Hors envieulx (Reconstructed by Nancy Hadden) - Chansons musicales, Paris, 1533 - Jean Richafort
- Vingt et sept chansons musicales à quatre parties, Paris, 1533: XXVI. Je navoys point - Chansons musicales, Paris, 1533 - Jean Richafort
- Vingt et sept chansons musicales à quatre parties, Paris, 1533: XXIV. Pourquoy donc ne fringuerons nous - Chansons musicales, Paris, 1533 - Jean Richafort
- Chansons musicales à quatre parties, Paris, 1533: XXVIIII. Souvent amour (Reconstructed by Nancy Hadden) - Chansons musicales, Paris, 1533 - Jean Richafort
- Chansons musicales à quatre parties, Paris, 1533: XIV. – Des chansons reduictz en tabulature de Luth, Paris, 1545/6 : XLIV. Sur tous regretz (Reconstructed by Nancy Hadden) - Chansons musicales, Paris, 1533 - Jean Richafort
- Chansons musicales à quatre parties, Paris, 1533: V. Je lay ayme (Reconstructed by Nancy Hadden) - Chansons musicales, Paris, 1533 - Jean Richafort
- Vingt et sept chansons musicales à quatre parties, Paris, 1533: XIII. Pren de bon cueur - Chansons musicales, Paris, 1533 - Jean Richafort
- Chansons musicales à quatre parties, Paris, 1533: XV. Vostre beaulte (Reconstructed by Nancy Hadden) - Chansons musicales, Paris, 1533 - Jean Richafort
- Ein new künstlich Lauten Buch, 1546: LXV. Vostre beaulte - Chansons musicales, Paris, 1533 - Jean Richafort
- Vingt et sept chansons musicales à quatre parties, Paris, 1533: VII. Amours amours vous me faictes grant tort - Chansons musicales, Paris, 1533 - Jean Richafort
- Vingt et sept chansons musicales à quatre parties, Paris, 1533: III. Parle qui veult - Chansons musicales, Paris, 1533 - Jean Richafort
- Vingt et sept chansons musicales à quatre parties, Paris, 1533: XVI. Jectes moy sur lherbette - Chansons musicales, Paris, 1533 - Jean Richafort
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