born с 1450, Brabant
died 1517, Florence
Flemish composer.
He spent much of his career in Italy, especially Florence, but was known as a leading representative of the Netherlandish style. As court composer to Emperor Maximilian I (from 1497), he was allowed to travel. He had many students, including Ludwig Senfl, and his historical importance in Germany is as the main disseminator of the progressive Northern style there. The beauty and quality of his works, which include over 100 masses, dozens of motet s, and secular songs, have led some to regard him as second only to Josquin des Prez among his contemporaries.