Orlande de Lassus

Flemish/German composer Orlande de Lassus - Orlando di Lasso - (1532-1594) was the most celebrated composer in Europe during the last thirty years of his life. This composer was one of the most significant figures of the Renaissance. He wrote over 2000 works. From the time that he took up the duties of maestro di cappella in the court of the Dukes of Bavaria in Munich, he began to be called 'prince of musicians' and 'the devine Orlande'.