Franchinus Gaffurius
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Italian music theorist and composer (1451–1522)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1451
- Died
- 1522
- Works
- 39
Top works
- Theorica mvsice Franchini Gafvri Lavdensis
- Franchini Gafurii laudensis regii musici publice profitentis : delubrique mediolanensis phonasci
- Tre trattati di musica
- Practica musicae utriusq[ue] cātus excellētis [sic]
- Oratio Ia[cobi]. Antiq[varii]. pro pop[vlo]. Mediol[anense]. in die trivmphi ad Lvdovi[cvm]. regem Francorvm et dvcem Medio[lanensivm]. invictiss[imvm]
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Italy
- Active from
- 1451-01-14
- Active to
- 1522-06-25
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 148
- Total plays
- 533
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Franchinus Gaffurius (Franchino Gaffurio; 14 January 1451 – 25 June 1522) was an Italian music theorist and composer of the Renaissance. He was an almost exact contemporary of Josquin des Prez and Leonardo da Vinci, both of whom were his personal friends. He was one of the most famous musicians in Italy in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. He was born in Lodi to an aristocratic family. Early in life he entered a Benedictine monastery, where he acquired his early musical training; later he
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Lodi
- Place of death
- Milan
- Occupation
- music theorist
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Field of work
- music theory
- Image
- Leonardo da Vinci 051.jpg
- Religious order
- Benedictines
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- P8168
- epact
- date of birth
- 1451-00-00
- date of death
- 1522-00-00
- Commons category
- Franchino Gaffurio
- P13311
- Sesto Calende
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Works in European collections
3 objects attributed to Franchinus Gaffurius, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
![Franchini Gafurii Laudensis Regii Musici publice profitentis: Delubriq[ue] Mediolanensis Phonasci: de Harmonia Musicorum Instrumentorum Opus](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.digitale-sammlungen.de%2Fiiif%2Fimage%2Fv2%2Fbsb10148094_00014%2Ffull%2Ffull%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&type=IMAGE)
