Adieu mes amours (Josquin des Prez)
- Disposition: four part choir (SATB)
- Composer: Josquin des Prez
- First Publication: 1504
- Text: French Poem
- License: Creative Commons Attribution
This secular song was apparently quite popular as can be concluded from the fact that a number of contemporary intavolations exist. This edition is based on facsimile copies of three 16th century prints. I have not made an arrangement for modern mixed choirs, which has the following drawbacks from a practical point of view:
- the tessitura of the alto is quite low
- only bass and tenor hav a text underlay, because for the other voices the text underly is in no way evident
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Other editions of the same work
An online facsimile of this chanson was made available 2006-2008 by the Bibliothčke nationale de France on its websites. A facsimile reprint of the entire Odhecaton A is available from Broude Brothers, New York. A modern edition of "Adieu mes amours" in part book format is available from Laura Conrad's site www.laymusic.org (browse to the composer index for finding this chanson).