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Francesco Landini

(born c. 1335, Fiesole, near Florence — died Sept. 2, 1397, Florence) Italian composer, organist, and poet. Blinded by smallpox as a child, he took up the study of music and the organ. He later became an organ builder as well as a composer, lyricist, and performer of more than 150 beautifully melodic two- and three-part songs. Landini's works represent about a quarter of the music that survives from the Italian Ars Nova (14th century).

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