On October 14th, 1425 Johannes Ockeghem was born in Saint-Ghislain, Belgium. He wrote a famous piece called “Harmonice Musices odhecaton”, which he wrote while mourning the death of his friend, Gilles Binchois. He also wrote “O Rosa Bella”, which became a very popular piece in the 15th century. He was not only a composer, but also a singer and a choir master. He was famous for his low voice, with which he would sing bass. Ockeghem also composed his own piece of music called “Missa Prolationum”, which meant that he could make his voice sound like musical instruments. Similar to the music and sounds we improvise in singing ‘acapella’ today. Ockeghem spent his life working for kings, composers, and writers, and died of natural causes on February
