Ferdinand di Lasso (born 1560 in Munich; died 1609 ibid.) was a German composer of the High Renaissance. was born in 1560 as the son of Orlando di Lasso and his wife Regina (Wäckinger). He probably completed his musical education in his father's house, after all Orlando was the teacher of famous composers such as Giovanni Gabrieli or Ivo de Vento. He was integrated into the Munich Hofkapelle early on, as a full member he was employed in 1583. After his temporary service (1585–1590) with Count Eitel Friedrich IV of Hohenzollern-Hechingen, he returned to Munich to act as a "…
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