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Lassus

American  
[lah-suhs] / ˈlɑ səs /

noun

  1. Roland de Orlando di Lasso, 1532–94, Flemish composer.


Lassus British  
/ ˈlæsəs /

noun

  1. Roland de. Italian name Orlando di Lasso. ?1532–94, Flemish composer, noted for his mastery in both sacred and secular music

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The spire was the work of Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, a designer and scholar who, along with the architect Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Lassus, restored and tinkered with the cathedral between 1844 and 1864.

From The New Yorker • May 13, 2019

His writing spurred on calls for a full restoration, eventually undertaken by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, who was just 30 when he won the commission with Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Lassus in 1845.

From The Guardian • Apr. 16, 2019

The lineup includes carols from Catalonia, music by Orlandus Lassus and William Byrd, and Francis Poulenc’s cantata “Un soir de neige.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 18, 2014

The program concluded with Josquin’s powerful, dark-hued “Praeter rerum seriem,” which inspired several parody works, including a Magnificat setting by Lassus.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2010

Here is the pastoral of Phyllis by Ludovic of the Lute; a hymn in four parts to the Virgin by Orlandus Lassus; a madrigal by the Pope's Master, Signor Pierluigi of Praeneste.

From Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua by Lee, Vernon

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