'''Francesco Landini''' was an Italian composer of the late 14th century.
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'''Francesco Landini''' was an Italian composer of the late 14th century.<ref>http://www.hoasm.org/IIIA/Landini.html</ref>
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He is known for his development of the [[trecento]] style, an exclusively secular medium that was often polyphonic, but with a strong emphasis on melody (as opposed to sometimes arid technicality of the French [[Ars Nova]]). He was also a poet, writing the lyrics to his compositions.
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He is known for his development of the [[trecento]] style, an exclusively secular medium that was often polyphonic, but with a strong emphasis on melody (as opposed to sometimes arid technicality of the French [[Ars Nova]]). He was also a poet, writing the lyrics to his compositions.<ref>http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Italian_Studies/dweb/arts/music/mmgenres.shtml</ref>