Jacob Obrecht was a Flemish composer of the Renaissance born in 1458 in Ghent and died in 1505 in Ferrara. He wrote mainly sacred music including masses and motets. His style was multi-dimensional and an example of the complex counterpoint of the 15th century. He was known for his use of cantus firmus technique in his masses, sometimes dividing source material into short phrases or using retrograde versions of melodies. His most popular work was the Missa Ave regina celorum.

1. by Miguel Ángel Maeztu & Víctor Luri Jacob Obrecht at the age of 38.

2. Index. -Life. 1. Early childhood 2. First instrument. 3. His parents. 4. His friend Antoine Busnois. -Works. 1. His music. 2. The cantus firmus. 3. Best work.

3. Life.(1) -Jacob Obrecht was born in Gante the 22 of November of 1458, and he died in Ferrara the 25 of July of 1505. He was a Flemish composer of the Renaissance. - The first instrument that Jacob learned to play was the trumpet, because the trumpet was the favourite instrument of his father. Gante. Ferrara.

4. Life.(2) -He was son of Ghent city trumpeter Willem Obrecht and Lijsbette Gheeraerts. -His mother died in 1460 at the age of 20, and his father, in 1488 in Ghent. A trumpeter.

5. Antoine Busnois. -He was a French composer and poet of the early Renaissance Burgundian School. - The style of Antoine Busnois was very similar to the style of Jacob Obrecht. - He was born in 1430, and he died in 1492. Manuscript of one of his songs.