Lassus

Japanese: ラッスス

A composer of the Flemish school. In addition to the Latin spelling Orlandus Lassus, the Italianized spelling Orlando di Lasso and the French spelling Orlande de Lassus are also used. Born in Mons, in what is now southern Belgium, he went to Italy at the age of 12 after his musical talent was recognized. After gaining musical experience in Milan, Naples and other parts of Italy, he became the church conductor in Rome in 1553. He published his first works, the first volume of Madrigals (1555) and the first volume of Motets (1556), both secular and religious pieces, in Venice and Antwerp, respectively. He moved to Munich in 1556 at the invitation of Elector Albrecht V of Bavaria (1528-1579), and became the conductor of the Munich court orchestra in 1564. He devoted the latter half of his life to this position, traveling throughout Flanders, France, Italy, and Germany, and interacting with many composers. He died in the same year as Palestrina, another great master of the late Renaissance. He left behind a huge number of compositions, over 2,000 of which were printed throughout Europe during his lifetime, establishing a solid reputation for himself. He was an international man versed in many languages, and in addition to religious music such as masses and motets, he composed a wide variety of secular vocal music, including hundreds of Italian madrigals, French chansons, and German polyphonic lieds. All of these compositions reflected the musical styles of each region and contributed greatly to the development of their respective fields. He had a greater influence on composers of his time than Palestrina, and G. Gabrieli and others came from his school. In addition to the innovativeness of his harmonic progressions and rhythms, his dramatic emotional expression in line with the lyrics was notable, presaging the coming Baroque style.

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Japanese:

フランドル楽派の作曲家。ラテン語綴(つづ)りOrlandus Lassusのほかに，イタリア語化されたラッソOrlando di Lasso，フランス語化されたラッシュOrlande de Lassusなどの綴りも用いられる。現ベルギー南部のモンスに生まれ，楽才を認められて12歳でイタリアへ赴く。ミラノ，ナポリなどイタリア各地で音楽経験を積んだのち，1553年ローマで教会楽長に就任。《マドリガーレ集》第１巻（1555年），《モテット集》第１巻（1556年）と，世俗曲，宗教曲の両処女作をそれぞれベネチアとアントワープで出版した。バイエルン選帝公アルブレヒト５世〔1528-1579〕の招きを受けて1556年にミュンヘンに移住し，1564年には同地宮廷楽団の楽長となる。後半生をこの地位に捧げ，その間フランドル地方，フランス，イタリア，ドイツ各地を旅し，多くの作曲家と交流。後期ルネサンスのもう一人の巨匠，パレストリーナと同年に世を去った。2000曲を超える膨大な数の作品を残し，作品は在命中からヨーロッパ各地で印刷されて確固たる名声を築いた。諸言語に通じた国際人であり，ミサ曲やモテットなどの宗教曲のほかに，数百曲のイタリア語のマドリガル，フランス語シャンソン，ドイツ語による多声リートなど多様な世俗声楽曲がある。いずれも各地の音楽様式を反映しつつ，それぞれの分野の発展に大きく貢献した。同時代の作曲家に与えた影響にはパレストリーナ以上のものがあり，G.ガブリエリらを門下から輩出した。和声進行やリズムの斬新(ざんしん)さに加え，歌詞に即した劇的な感情表現が顕著で，来たるべきバロック様式を予感させる。

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