Josquin Desprez

500 years after his death, Josquin des Prez looms large in our musical memory. This week on Harmonia, we’ll explore music by the Franco-Flemish master and composers he influenced. Plus, our featured release is J.G. Graun: Chamber Music from the Court of Frederick the Great.

Host Aaron Cain speaks with musicologist Peter Burkholder about how the many kinds of musical borrowing can deepen the meaning of music.