The fifteenth and sixteenth centuries represented a true golden age in the musical history of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Northern France, lands whose sense of unified cultural identity, despite the complexity of changing national boundaries, is expressed by the designation 'The Low Countries'. The music of Ockeghem, Obrecht, Josquin des Prez, and their contemporaries was widely acclaimed for its contrapuntal skill and sublime beauty. Their influence spread to Central and Southern Europe, where many of the major figures spent the greater part of their productive lives.
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