Jacobus Clemens “non Papa” (c.1510/5-1555/6)

 

Jacobus Clemens “non Papa” was one of the finest composers of the 16th century, being highly regarded in his lifetime and published throughout Europe in a variety of musical styles, both sacred and secular. Yet today he remains a somewhat unknown and underrated figure, known more for his nickname “non Papa” than his music. Little is known about his life (though unusually for a Flemish composer, he seems not to have travelled to Italy) and how he acquired his nickname is also something of a mystery. It has been suggested that it was to distinguish him from Pope Clement VII on account of Clemens’ immoral behaviour. Alternatively, it could have been to differentiate him from Jacobus Papa, a poet active in Ypres. His music stands out from his contemporaries – particularly the slightly older Nicolas Gombert – through his use of sudden changes of texture or harmony, lending it an overall more expressive quality than other Flemish music of the time.

Clemens non Papa Missa A la fontaine image
Clemens non Papa Angelus Domini a4 image
Clemens non Papa Angelus Domini a5
Clemens non Papa Missa Caro mea image

Missa A la fontaine du prez –
A(A)TTBarBarB(B) or S(S)AATTB(B)

£18.90 per 10 copies

Angelus Domini ad pastores ait
a4 – 
ATBarB or SATB

£6.30 per 10 copies

Angelus Domini ad pastores ait
a5 – 
ATTBarB or SAATB

£6.30 per 10 copies

Missa Caro mea –
A(A)TTTB or S(S)ATTB

£18.90 per 10 copies

Clemens non Papa De profundis image
Clemens non Papa Dum complerentur image
Clemens non Papa Missa Ecce quam bonum image
Clemens non Papa Ego flos campi image

De profundis – ATTBarB or SAATB

£6.30 per 10 copies

Dum complerentur dies Pentecostes – AATBarB or SSATB

£6.30 per 10 copies

Missa Ecce quam bonum –
SSAT(T)B

£18.90 per 10 copies

Ego flos campi –
AATTTBB or SSATTBB

£6.30 per 10 copies

Clemens non Papa Erravi sicut ovis image
Clemens non Papa Missa Gaude lux
Clemens non Papa Heu mihi image
Clemens non Papa Inclita stirps Jesse image

Erravi sicut ovis a5 –
SAATB

£6.30 per 10 copies

Missa Gaude lux donatiane –
ATTBar(B) or SAATB(B)

£18.90 per 10 copies

Heu mihi, Domine –
ATBarB or SATB

£6.30 per 10 copies

Inclita stirps Jesse –
ATBarB or SATB

£6.30 per 10 copies

Clemens - Missa Jai veu le cerf Image
Clemens - O Maria vernans rosa image

Missa J’ai veu le cerf –
AAT(T)BarB or SSAT(T)B

£18.90 per 10 copies

Job tonso capite –
ATTTB or SAATB

£6.30 per 10 copies

O Maria, vernans rosa –
ATTBarB or SAATB

£6.30 per 10 copies

Missa Or combien est –
A(A)TBarB or S(S)ATB

£12.60 per 10 copies

Clemens - Missa Quam pulchra es Image

Pastores, quidnam vidistis –
AATBarB or SSATB

£6.30 per 10 copies

Missa Pastores,
quidnam vidistis –

AATBarB(B) or SSATB(B)

£18.90 per 10 copies

Peccantem me quotidie –
ATBarB or SATB

£6.30 per 10 copies

Missa Quam pulchra es –
ATBarB(B) or SATB(B)

£18.90 per 10 copies

Super ripam Jordanis –
ATBarBarB or SATTB

£6.30 per 10 copies

Veni electa mea –
ATBarBB or SATBB

£6.30 per 10 copies

Missa Virtute magna –
A(A)TBarB(B) or S(S)ATB(B)

£18.90 per 10 copies

Vox in Rama –
ATBarB or SATB

£6.30 per 10 copies