Ave Maria, Alta Stirps a 4vv.
Composer: Orlando di Lasso (1532-1594), 1579
aka Roland Delattre , Roland de Lassus
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biographical dictionary of musicians (ed. Theodore
Baker)
G. Schirmer, 1905 - Biography & Autobiography - 695 pages |
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Lasso Orlando di recte Roland de Lat tre I at Orlandus
Lassus the greatest of the Netherland composers and after Palestrina the
foremost composer of the 16th century was born at Mons Hainault in 1532 died
at Munich June 14 1 594 1 dates acc to H aberl A choir boy in the church of
St Nicholas Mons it is said that he was thrice kidnapped on account of his
beautiful voice In 1 532 he was taken by Ferdinand de Gonzaga Viceroy of
Sicily to Milan and Sicily I from 153S he attached himself for three years
to the Marchese della Terra in Naples spent 6 months in 1 541 at Rome with
the Cardinal Archbishop of Florence thereafter being appointed m di caff at
San Giovanni in I aterano retaining this position until 1548 His movements
during the next 5 years are uncertain it appears that he visited Mons and
thereafter Kngland in 1554 he settled in Antwerp where he lived in the
society of the most distinguished and learned men of noble family till
called to Munich in 1557 together with other Belgians by Duke Albert V of
Bavaria entering the court KapclU and assuming its conductorship in 1562
remaining there in this capacity until his death L represents the
culmination of the era of strict single counterpoint in sacred music masses
motets etc or secular composition madrigals villa nelle Lieder chansons he
shows equal clarity of harmony and fluency of progression and melodic
invention qualities which render his works still admirable to modern taste
con te m poraries called him the Belgian Orpheus the Prince of Music etc He
wrote about 2,500 compositions Prof Adolf Sandberger and r X I laberl are
preparing a complete edition for Breitkopf und Hartel of Leipzig expected to
till 60 volumes 7 of which have appeared Vol si iii v and vii containing
part of the Magnum opus musician comprise 336 Latin motets a 2 12 vol s ii
iv and vi are devoted to 4 and 5 part madrigals in Italian 57 numbers The
same firm also publish several popular numbers separately Lasso's most
celebrated work Psalmi Davidis poenitentialcs Penitential Psalms of David
was publ in modern scoring by Dehn 1838 collections of Proske Rochlitz
Commer and others contain several more detached pieces A line 5 volume
edition was got up for the Duke of Bavaria of the Patrocinium musices 1573
76 containing vol i 21 motets ii 5 masses iii offices iv a Passion vigils
etc v 10 Magnificats Biographical sketches of L have been written by
Delmotte 1836 lerman by Dehn 1837 Matthieu iS38 Kist i84i Baum ker 1S78 and
last and best by Dr Sandberger Beitrage zur Geschichtc der bayerischen Hof
kapelle unter Orlando di Lasso in 3 vol s vol i Life vol iii Documents vol
ii has not yet appeared |
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