Orlando di Lasso

Orlando di Lasso
Orlande de Lassus, collection of Civico Museo Bibliografia Musicale, Bologna
Bornc. 1532
Died14 June 1594
Occupation(s)Composer
Musician

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.