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Francesco Canova da Milano

1497 - 1543

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Francesco Canova da Milano (Francesco da Milano, also known as Il divino, Francesco da Parigi, etc.) (18 August 1497 – 2 January 1543) was an Italian lutenist and composer. He was born in Monza, near Milan, and worked for the papal court for almost all of his career. Francesco was heralded throughout Europe as the foremost lute composer of his time. More of his music is preserved than of any other lutenist of the period, and his work continued to influence composers for more than a century after his death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francesco Canova da Milano is the 677th most popular composer (down from 619th in 2019), the 2,420th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,242nd in 2019) and the 115th most popular Italian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Francesco Canova da Milano ranks 677 out of 1,451. Before him are Sergei Lyapunov, Myroslav Skoryk, Antônio Carlos Gomes, Andrea Falconieri, Jacob van Eyck, and Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow. After him are Claude Balbastre, Hans Rott, Adolf Wiklund, Francisco Guerrero, Joseph Hellmesberger Jr., and Jeremiah Clarke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1497, Francesco Canova da Milano ranks 8. Before him are Hans Holbein the Younger, Pedro de Valdivia, Beyhan Sultan, Emperor Go-Nara, Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Mōri Motonari. After him are Jean Fernel, and Stephen Gardiner. Among people deceased in 1543, Francesco Canova da Milano ranks 12. Before him are Afonso I of Kongo, George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Johann Eck, Quli Qutb Shah, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, and Maria Salviati. After him are Sebastian Franck, Francesco Granacci, Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg, Polidoro da Caravaggio, Susanna of Bavaria, and Melchior Hoffman.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Francesco Canova da Milano ranks 2,420 out of 5,161. Before him are Publius Decius Mus (-400), Giovanni Pascoli (1855), Andrea Falconieri (1580), Giovanni Battista Ramusio (1485), Gaspard Dughet (1613), and Antonio Bazzini (1818). After him are Adela of Flanders (1065), Frank Lentini (1889), Mauro Bolognini (1922), Giovanni Antonio Magini (1555), Leonardo Del Vecchio (1935), and Claudia Marcella Major (-41).

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Among COMPOSERS In Italy

Among composers born in Italy, Francesco Canova da Milano ranks 115. Before him are Antonio Sacchini (1730), Isabella Leonarda (1620), Ludwig Thuille (1861), Marc'Antonio Ingegneri (1535), Ildebrando Pizzetti (1880), and Andrea Falconieri (1580). After him are Giovanni Battista Vitali (1632), Orazio Vecchi (1550), Riccardo Zandonai (1883), Domenico Dragonetti (1763), Bartolomeo Tromboncino (1470), and Giacomo Antonio Perti (1661).

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