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Orlando di Lasso
Franco-Flemish composer (1532–1594)
"Lassus" redirects here.
Orlande de lassus biography of mahatma
For other uses, see Lassus (disambiguation).
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, Lassus 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.
Name
Lasso's name appears in many forms, often changed depending on the place in which his music was being performed or published.
In addition to Orlando di Lasso, variations include Orlande de Lassus, Roland de Lassus, Orlandus Lassus, Orlande de Lattre and Roland de Lattre.
Since these various spellings or translations of the same name have been known and accepted for c