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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 170,954 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Francesco Landini is the 198th most popular composer (down from 181st in 2019), the 907th most popular biography from Italy (down from 813th in 2019) and the 40th 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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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Francesco Landini ranks 198 out of 1,216. Before him are Ludwig Minkus, Samuel Barber, Michael Praetorius, Jordi Savall, Philippe de Vitry, and Gilles Binchois. After him are Karol Szymanowski, Umberto Giordano, Francesca Caccini, Andrea Gabrieli, Reinhold Glière, and William Byrd.

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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 Abraham Cresques, Matthew Kantakouzenos, Acamapichtli, Rupert II, Elector Palatine, Eleanor of Sicily, and Vladislav I of Wallachia. Among people deceased in 1397, Francesco Landini ranks 1. After him are Vuk Branković, Ivan Sratsimir of Bulgaria, Skirgaila, 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 907 out of 4,668. Before him are Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1843), Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia (1474), Aloysius Lilius (1510), Carlo Crivelli (1430), Antonio Pigafetta (1492), and Jacopo Bassano (1510). After him are Fra Dolcino (1250), Franco Baresi (1960), Odilo Globočnik (1904), Nero Julius Caesar (6), Antipope Ursicinus (400), and Salvator Rosa (1615).

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Among COMPOSERS In Italy

Among composers born in Italy, Francesco Landini ranks 40. Before him are Ferruccio Busoni (1866), Amilcare Ponchielli (1834), Maurizio Pollini (1942), Baldassare Galuppi (1706), Giuseppe Torelli (1658), and Luciano Berio (1925). After him are Umberto Giordano (1867), Francesca Caccini (1587), Andrea Gabrieli (1533), Alessandro Marcello (1673), Antonio Caldara (1670), and Benedetto Marcello (1686).

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