Performance Edition: Philippe Basiron – Missa de Franza (Agnus Dei)

This performance edition of the Agnus Dei from Philippe Basiron’s Missa de Franza is prepared directly from the principal source I-Rvat Cappella Sistina 35 (Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Capp. Sist. 35).

Agnus Dei I - Agnus Dei II - Agnus Dei III

Basiron’s style shows clear connections with Ockeghem and Busnoys, yet it is also distinctly inventive. He makes frequent use of extended sequences, repetition, and canon. The Missa de Franza is especially admired for its rich variety of textures, alternating between intricate two- to four-voice polyphony and more direct, homophonic chordal writing. His refined approach to text setting, combined with his strong sense of large-scale structure, establishes him as a distinctive voice of the early Renaissance.