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Antonio Squarcialupi

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20: 57:, by mid-century, possibly to disguise his less than aristocratic origins. Most of his early life must have been spent in Florence, and he likely studied with both organist 66: 196: 111:
None of his music has survived. His principal fame in music history, aside from his fame as an organist, is to have given his name to the splendid
166: 156: 176: 171: 151: 96:; there are numerous laudatory references to him in the middle of the 15th century, some, for instance that of diarist 115:, a document he owned (but did not compile), and which is the richest source of music from Italy of the 14th century. 136: 181: 53:
to a butcher with the family name of Giovanni; however he took the name of Squarcialupi, a well-known family from
161: 80:, at which post he remained for the rest of his life. He has been honored with a bust in this church. 19: 76:
in Florence in 1431, but only remained there for two years, moving instead to the cathedral of
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and composer. He was the most famous organist in Italy in the mid-15th century.
145: 97: 73: 101: 50: 38: 54: 131:, ed. Stanley Sadie. London, Macmillan Publishers Ltd., 1980. 100:, comparing him in stature to figures such as the sculptor 61:(also called Jovannes de Florentia, who was a pupil of 197:15th-century people from the Republic of Florence 143: 129:The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians 37:(27 March 1416 – 6 July 1480) was an Italian 72:He acquired the post of organist at the 18: 144: 88:Squarcialupi was part of the court of 83: 13: 14: 208: 167:Italian male classical composers 157:Italian male classical organists 23:Bust of Antonio Squarcialupi by 177:15th-century Italian composers 92:, and was also a colleague of 1: 172:Italian Renaissance composers 127:, "Antonio Squarcialupi", in 118: 16:Italian organist and composer 7: 152:Italian classical organists 10: 213: 67:Matteo di Pagolo da Prato 182:Musicians from Florence 44: 31: 78:Santa Maria del Fiore 22: 35:Antonio Squarcialupi 162:Cathedral organists 84:Music and influence 25:Benedetto da Maiano 113:Squarcialupi Codex 106:Florence Cathedral 90:Lorenzo de' Medici 32: 29:Florence Cathedral 63:Francesco Landini 59:Giovanni Mazzuoli 204: 125:Kurt von Fischer 212: 211: 207: 206: 205: 203: 202: 201: 142: 141: 121: 94:Guillaume Dufay 86: 49:He was born in 47: 17: 12: 11: 5: 210: 200: 199: 194: 189: 184: 179: 174: 169: 164: 159: 154: 140: 139: 120: 117: 85: 82: 65:), as well as 46: 43: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 209: 198: 195: 193: 190: 188: 185: 183: 180: 178: 175: 173: 170: 168: 165: 163: 160: 158: 155: 153: 150: 149: 147: 138: 137:1-56159-174-2 134: 130: 126: 123: 122: 116: 114: 109: 107: 103: 99: 98:Luca Landucci 95: 91: 81: 79: 75: 70: 68: 64: 60: 56: 52: 42: 40: 36: 30: 26: 21: 128: 110: 87: 74:Orsanmichele 71: 48: 34: 33: 192:1480 deaths 187:1416 births 146:Categories 119:References 102:Donatello 51:Florence 39:organist 55:Tuscany 135:  133:ISBN 45:Life 148:: 108:. 69:. 27:,

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Benedetto da Maiano
Florence Cathedral
organist
Florence
Tuscany
Giovanni Mazzuoli
Francesco Landini
Matteo di Pagolo da Prato
Orsanmichele
Santa Maria del Fiore
Lorenzo de' Medici
Guillaume Dufay
Luca Landucci
Donatello
Florence Cathedral
Squarcialupi Codex
Kurt von Fischer
ISBN
1-56159-174-2
Categories
Italian classical organists
Italian male classical organists
Cathedral organists
Italian male classical composers
Italian Renaissance composers
15th-century Italian composers
Musicians from Florence
1416 births
1480 deaths

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