Francesco Landini
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Francesco Landini was a leading 14th-century Italian composer and organist, renowned for his influential secular songs and central role in the development of Italian Trecento music.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian composer
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Trecento composer ⓘ composer ⓘ human ⓘ organist ⓘ |
| activeIn |
14th century
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Trecento Italy ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Francesco da Firenze
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Francesco degli Organi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Florentine musical culture
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Italian Ars nova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | c.1325 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cadenceTypeNamedAfter | Landini cadence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfBlindness | childhood smallpox (traditional account) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Republic of Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1397 ⓘ |
| genre |
ballata
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caccia ⓘ madrigal ⓘ secular vocal music ⓘ |
| hasPartInRepertoire | over 140 surviving ballate ⓘ |
| influenced |
Italian Trecento music
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later Renaissance Italian song ⓘ |
| instrument | organ ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ballate for two and three voices
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melodic sweetness ⓘ secular songs ⓘ use of the Landini cadence ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | Italian ⓘ |
| movement | Italian Trecento NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalFormSpecialty |
monophonic ballata
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polyphonic ballata ⓘ |
| name | Francesco Landini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Italian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Deh, dimmi tu
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Ecco la primavera NERFINISHED ⓘ Non avrà ma’ pietà NERFINISHED ⓘ Sì dolce non sonò NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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organist ⓘ poet ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| positionHeld | organist at a Florentine church ⓘ |
| style | Ars nova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voiceType | tenor (probable, as composer of tenor lines) ⓘ |
| wasBlind | true ⓘ |
| workPreservedIn | Squarcialupi Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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