Johannes Reson

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Johannes Reson , also Johannes Rezon , (effective in the 1420s and 1430s) was a Renaissance composer possibly of French descent. He is possibly identical to Ser Giovanni Ragione, cantore , that is to say the singer Giovanni Ragione, which can be proven in the cathedral of Siena in spring 1431 . Little is known of Johannes Reson biographically.

life and work

Reson composed one of the first polyphonic measurement cycles . However, only the Kyrie has been handed down under his name. According to the American musicologist Charles Hamm , however, stylistic studies speak in favor of a common conception and authorship of the measured sentences handed down in other contexts. This mass is written in an easy to grasp, discant-oriented style typical of the 1420s.

A total of twelve works have survived from Reson. In addition to the above mass and some motets , two rondeaux in French have also come down to us. Some of these works, for example a two-part Ave verum , have a clear Italian influence. The Rondeau Ce rondolet and the more complex polyphonic Il est temps also refer to a period of origin in the first decades of the 15th century.

If you interpret the Rondeau Il est temps autobiographically, you can make the following statements about Johannes Reson as a person : Reson worked outside his home country. He was never employed as a court musician and a financial appreciation of his art was largely denied. Reson wanted to go back to his home country.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Stefan Fitzke: John Reson. In: Elisabeth Schmierer: Lexicon of the music of the Renaissance.
  2. ↑ a b c section after: Stefan Fitzke: Johannes Reson. In: Elisabeth Schmierer: Lexicon of the music of the Renaissance.
  3. ^ Graeme Boone: Johannes Reson. In: MGG2.
personal data
SURNAME Reson, Johannes
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rezon, Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Renaissance composer
DATE OF BIRTH 14th century or 15th century
DATE OF DEATH 15th century