Orlande de Lassus

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Orlande de Lassus was a leading late Renaissance Franco-Flemish composer renowned for his prolific output of sacred and secular vocal music and his influential role in European polyphony.

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Orlando di Lasso 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Franco-Flemish composer
Renaissance composer
composer
person
activeIn Antwerp NERFINISHED
Italy NERFINISHED
Munich NERFINISHED
birthPlace County of Hainaut NERFINISHED
Habsburg Netherlands NERFINISHED
Mons NERFINISHED
birthYear 1532
burialPlace Munich NERFINISHED
contemporaryOf Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina NERFINISHED
Tomás Luis de Victoria NERFINISHED
deathDate 1594-06-14
deathPlace Duchy of Bavaria NERFINISHED
Munich NERFINISHED
employer Albert V, Duke of Bavaria NERFINISHED
William V, Duke of Bavaria NERFINISHED
era Renaissance
genre sacred music
secular music
vocal music
hasWorkType Magnificat NERFINISHED
Passion settings
influenced European polyphony
languageOfWorks French
German
Italian
Latin
name Orlande de Lassus NERFINISHED
Orlando di Lasso NERFINISHED
Roland de Lassus NERFINISHED
nationality Franco-Flemish
notableFor Lieder
madrigals
masses
motets
polyphonic composition
occupation composer
singer
position Kapellmeister of the Bavarian court
religion Roman Catholicism
reputation one of the most prolific composers of the 16th century
one of the three great masters of late Renaissance polyphony
style Franco-Flemish polyphony
traveledTo France NERFINISHED
Germany NERFINISHED
Italy NERFINISHED
workedAt Munich court chapel NERFINISHED

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Tomás Luis de Victoria contemporaneousWith Orlande de Lassus
this entity surface form: Orlando di Lasso
Philippe de Monte contemporaryOf Orlande de Lassus
Lasso hasNotableBearer Orlande de Lassus
this entity surface form: Orlando di Lasso
Westminster Cathedral Choir performsRepertoireBy Orlande de Lassus
this entity surface form: Orlando di Lasso