Fors seulement



Fors seulement is a French chanson, popular as a basis for variations and as a cantus firmus. An early version, attributed to Johannes Ockeghem, is sometimes called Fors seulement l'attente to distinguish it from his similarly titled Fors seulement contre.

Brumel wrote a polytextual version, combining a tenor setting of Du tout plongiet with the words and superius from Ockeghem's Fors seulement l'attente for baritone.

Versions and settings
Many versions of the chanson were produced including those by Johannes Ockeghem, Josquin des Prez, Pierre de La Rue, Matthaeus Pipelare, Johannes Ghiselin, Jacob Obrecht, Antoine Brumel, Jheronimus Vinders and Alexander Agricola.

Mass settings include those by Vinders, Ockeghem, Obrecht, Pipelare, and Carpentras.