Which duke did Desprez serve?

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After brief service under the duke of Ferrara, he ended his days as provost of the Collegiate Church of Cond‚. His earlier works exhibit a preoccupation with contrapuntal skills, while his later works are more chordal. He wrote masses and miscellaneous Italian pieces, but he was particularly noted for his chansons and motets.

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