Franco-Flemish composer (1532–1594)
Orlando di Lasso (also known as Orlande de Lassus) was a Franco-Flemish composer who lived from 1532 to 1594 and became one of the most prolific and respected musicians of the Renaissance. He matters historically because he composed across multiple musical forms and genres, helping to shape the sound of Renaissance music and leaving behind a vast body of work that influenced composers for centuries to come.
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Orlando di Lasso (various other names; probably c. 1532 – 14 June 1594) was a composer of the late Renaissance. The chief representative of the mature polyphonic style in the Franco-Flemish school, Lasso stands with William Byrd, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, and Tomás Luis de Victoria as one of the leading composers of the later Renaissance. Immensely prolific, his music varies considerably in style and genres, which gave him unprecedented popularity throughout Europe.
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Orlande de Lassus (also Orlandus Lassus, Orlando di Lasso or Roland de Lassus (1532 (possibly 1530) – 14 June 1594) was one of the most important, famous and influential composers of late Renaissance music at the end of the 16th century representing the Franco-Flemish School of vocal polyphony. Along with Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina of the Roman School he is today considered to be the chief representative of the mature polyphonic style of the Franco-Flemish School <a href="https://www.last
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