Orlando di Lasso (1532 - 1594)

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Orlando di Lasso

Orlando di Lasso (French: Roland de Lassus, Latin: Orlandus Lassus) was a Franco-Flemish composer and Kapellmeister of the late Renaissance.

In his youth Orlando had a good voice and sang in a choir, traveled in Italy and eventually began composing music himself. In 1563, Lasso was appointed Kapellmeister at the court of Duke Albrecht V and made his chapel professional, and his work earned Munich a reputation as one of the musical centers of Europe. Lasso also taught music and lived mainly in Bavaria.

Lasso was highly gifted, and is considered one of the most versatile and prolific composers in the history of music. He wrote some 1,350 (mostly vocal) compositions in all genres and forms contemporary to his time, of which some 1,200 were published during his lifetime. Lasso was a master of sacred music, but was equally adept at secular composition, spanning Italian, French, and German genres.

Date and place of birt:1532, Mons, Belgium
Date and place of death:14 june 1594, Munich, Germany
Period of activity: XVI century
Specialization:Composer
Genre:Religious genre
Art style:Renaissance

Creators Renaissance

Bartholomäus Bruyn I (1493 - 1555)
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1493 - 1555
Bernardino Baldi (1553 - 1617)
Bernardino Baldi
1553 - 1617
Jorge Ingles (1420 - 1500)
Jorge Ingles
1420 - 1500
Bernardo Zenale (1463 - 1525)
Bernardo Zenale
1463 - 1525
Hieronymus Bosch (1450 - 1516)
Hieronymus Bosch
1450 - 1516
Niccolò Vicentino (1510 - 1550)
Niccolò Vicentino
1510 - 1550
Maerten de Vos (1532 - 1603)
Maerten de Vos
1532 - 1603
Francesco Guicciardini (1483 - 1540)
Francesco Guicciardini
1483 - 1540
Theodor de Bry (1528 - 1598)
Theodor de Bry
1528 - 1598
Luigi Pulci (1432 - 1484)
Luigi Pulci
1432 - 1484
Domenico Di Bartolo (1400 - 1445)
Domenico Di Bartolo
1400 - 1445
Marcantonio Raimondi (1480 - 1534)
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1480 - 1534
Girolamo da Santacroce (1490 - 1556)
Girolamo da Santacroce
1490 - 1556
Ambrose Benson (1495 - 1550)
Ambrose Benson
1495 - 1550
Filippino Lippi (1457 - 1504)
Filippino Lippi
1457 - 1504
Giovanni Boccaccio (1313 - 1375)
Giovanni Boccaccio
1313 - 1375