Preludio e mottetto sul nome di Josquin (2021)

Carlotta Ferrari (b. 1975) — Preludio e mottetto sul nome di Josquin (2021) for organ

This piece was written to mark the 500th anniversary of the death of Josquin des Prez (ca. 1455–1521) and is based on the syllables of his name converted to musical notes. A free prelude on the name theme is followed by a contrapuntal motet of increasing complexity.

Carlotta Ferrari (b. 1975) is an Italian composer. Educated at the Conservatory in Milan, she has composed in many genres, developing a personal language that is concerned with the blend of past and present. Her compositions have been performed frequently around the world. Ferrari’s music appears on several CD recordings, including eight all-Ferrari organ CDs: four recorded by Carson Cooman (2014/16/18), three by Peter Clark (2015/16/18), and one by Luca Massaglia (2021). She served as chair of music composition at Hebei Normal University in Shijiazhuang, China and is currently professor of music composition at the European School of Economics in Florence, Italy.