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Francesco Landini

1325 - 1397

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Francesco Landini (c. 1325 or 1335 – 2 September 1397; also known by many names) was an Italian composer, poet, organist, singer and instrument maker who was a central figure of the Trecento style in late Medieval music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francesco Landini has received more than 180,787 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Francesco Landini is the 215th most popular composer (down from 198th in 2019), the 1,022nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 904th in 2019) and the 46th most popular Italian Composer.

Francesco Landini was a 13th century Italian composer. He is most famous for his songs, which are considered to be the earliest examples of polyphony.

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  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Francesco Landini ranks 215 out of 1,451. Before him are Pauline Viardot, James Horner, Josef Suk, Franz von Suppé, Niccolò Piccinni, and Howard Shore. After him are Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Maurizio Pollini, Lili Boulanger, Andrea Gabrieli, Ion Ivanovici, and Nicola Porpora.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1325, Francesco Landini ranks 3. Before him are Hafez, and Inês de Castro. After him are Matthew Kantakouzenos, Abraham Cresques, Acamapichtli, Eleanor of Sicily, Uliana of Tver, Rupert II, Elector Palatine, Vladislav I of Wallachia, and Rainier II, Lord of Monaco. Among people deceased in 1397, Francesco Landini ranks 2. Before him is Vuk Branković. After him are Skirgaila, Ivan Sratsimir of Bulgaria, John II, Duke of Bavaria, Albert II, Duke of Bavaria, and Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Francesco Landini ranks 1,022 out of 5,161. Before him are Maria Theresa of Savoy (1756), Eleonora Duse (1858), Peter Damian (1007), Occhiali (1519), Niccolò Piccinni (1728), and Edda Mussolini (1910). After him are Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans (1371), Marcomer (400), Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt (1668), Maurizio Pollini (1942), Amélie of Leuchtenberg (1812), and Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (1723).

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Among COMPOSERS In Italy

Among composers born in Italy, Francesco Landini ranks 46. Before him are Giuseppe Torelli (1658), Leonardo Vinci (1690), Andrea Luchesi (1741), Umberto Giordano (1867), Alessandro Marcello (1673), and Niccolò Piccinni (1728). After him are Maurizio Pollini (1942), Andrea Gabrieli (1533), Nicola Porpora (1686), Gaspare Spontini (1774), Giacomo Carissimi (1605), and Luigi Nono (1924).

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