Missa L'homme armé sexti toni

Missa L'homme armé sexti toni is a L'homme armé mass by Josquin des Prez well into his career, composed some time in the late 15th century. It is thought to be the second of two L'homme armé masses Josquin composed and differs in many composition elements when compared to its earlier counterpart, Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales. This mass gets its name from Josquin's use of the sixth Gregorian mode, deviating from the norm. Missa L'homme armé sexti toni is also a paraphrase mass where the cantus firmus, or the L'homme armé melody in this case, jumps between voice parts rather than the usual practice of remaining primarily in the tenor part. This mass appears quite straightforward, adhering to the standard Mass ordinary text, but exhibits many complex uses of strict canon and repetition throughout its movements.

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