With Cyprian through De Vrijheid in Ronse

"Verba Volant, scripta manent!" - "Words fade away and what is written remains."
The composer Cyprian De Rore is without doubt one of the most important figures of madrigal art in 16th century Italy. Even during his lifetime he was given the title "Omnium Musicorum Princeps" (The First Among All Musicians) by contemporaries. Alfred Einstein, nephew of and one of the most prominent musicologists of the 20th century, placed him on the same level as Michelangelo. In addition to madrigals, De Rore wrote motets, some chansons and masses. He was an outstanding composer AND a Ronsenian! Let's go out together in De Vrijheid with the great (Ronsese son) Cyprian De Rore, who lives on worldwide thanks to his polyphonic music. He lived in a period when Ronse first flourished and was in crisis due to the great city fire in 1559. 7 years later followed the Iconoclasm... The story takes place in De Vrijheid which was completely in the hands of the clergy. De Vrijheid was like a city within the city.
Thanks to city guide Isabelle De Vleeschauwer, cartoonist Hubert De Doncker and illustrator Michel Provost

📏 1.5 km
🕑 1 hour
📍 Hoge Mote, De Biesestraat 2, 9600 Ronse
🏁 Sint-Hermescrypte, Sint-Hermesstraat, 9600 Ronse