ORLANDE DE LASSUS

Hailey Buckley
Sep 4, 2018 · 5 min read

Quintessentially a man of his time, Lassus was not only the most widely admired composer of the High Renaissance, but also a man who summed up, in his life and work, what that period was all about, musically. In his compositions, he mastered the art of choral polyphony, as it had developed over time, and brought it to a peak that left no room for further evolution: after him, a new language had to emerge. His was an international language, stylistically…

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"Alphabeticon" is a series of small books about men and women, past and present, who have been important in various fields of human endeavour, such as the arts and sciences, politics, religion, sport, and so on. Each volume contains twenty-six chapters; alphabetically arranged.

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