Background
He was born Johannes de Wreede in Bruges.
He was born Johannes de Wreede in Bruges.
He composed several settings of the Pange Lingua Gloriosi Corporis Mysterium, mostly based on the original Mozarabic melody composed by Saint Thomas Aquinas. One of his compositions for four voices was widely performed in the sixteenth century, and became the basis for a number of keyboard works and masses by Spanish composers. Although he wrote sacred songs, he was better known for courtly songs.
Urrede's music has been recorded and issued on media including:Cancionero de Segovia: Pange LinguaEl Cancionero de la Catedral de Segovia, The Segovia Cathedral Songbook, Ensemble Daedalus, Roberto FestaNunca fue pena mayor (Never was there greater sorrow). Chanson. c.1470 for instrumentsfrom the Cancionero de la Colombina 1460-1490from Harmonices Musices Odhecaton Venice 1501Ens Les Flamboyants. Rosa Dominguez voice, Viva Biancaluna Biffi fiddle, Jane Achtmann fiddle/viola d'arco, Irene Klein viola da gamba, Norihisa Sugawara lute/fiddle, Giovanna Pessi harp, Michael Form, Luis Beduschi, Gerit Kropfl recorders, Rogerio Goncalves percussionZefiro Torna.
Eufoda 1343Montserrat Figueras, Hesperion XX / Jordi Savall. Astree 9954Montserrat Figueras, Hesperion XX / Luiz Alves de Silva. Fontalis 8763Ferre, Binchois Ensemble / D.Vellard.
EMI Virgin Classics 567-545359Hilliard Ensemble. EMI Virgin Classics 653-561394Waverly Consort / Jaffee. EMI Virgin Classics 621-561815Newberry Consort.
Harmonia Mundi France 7907083Larry Hill, Gregory Tambornino. Meridian 84406Nancy Knowles, Frank Wallace. Centaur 2109Donde estas que non te veo for voice and instruments from the Cancionero de la Colombina 1460-1490Montserrat Figueras s, Hesperion XX / Jordi Savall.
Astree 9954Muy triste sera mi vida from the Cancionero de la Colombina 1460-1490Hesperion XX / Jordi Savall. Astree 9954.