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Francesco Landini

Type Figure Region Italy Time c. 1325–1397 Also known as Francesco Landini、Francesco degli Organi、Landino

Francesco Landini (c. 1325–1397) was the foremost Italian composer and organist of the Trecento, blind from childhood yet renowned for his mastery.…

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  1. 1371–1380Florence · TuscanyLandini served as organist at several Florentine churches; though blind from childhood he was famed for his acute hearing and memory. During this period he composed numerous ballate and madrigals, and his characteristic harmonic progression, the 'Landini cadence', bears his name and became a hallmark of Trecento music.

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