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Agricola, Alexander
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Biography, positions held, summary of works, partial discography, and related material from the Here of a Sunday Morning radio program.
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HOASM: Alexander Agricola Like many of his compatriots he went to Italy, serving at the Sforza court in Milan in 1471-4 and then dividing his time between Italy (Florence and the Aragonese court in Naples) and the north, where he was a choirman...Biography and some recommended recordings from Classical Net's Basic Repertoire List.
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Classical Net Basic Repertoire List Agricola Prez who spent most of his working life in Italy. During his lifetime, he was hailed by some writers as the greatest composer in Europe. Agricola's output consists of sacred and secular vocal music, as well as several pieces in...Biography, analysis of style, especially in counterpoint, related composers, and discography.
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Alexander Agricola A discography This discography is presently in a preliminary state. It is believed to contain a substantial percentage of an eventual full listing, but has not been scoured for completeness or organized into sections based on individual works. It should prove informative...Biography noting his stylistic association with his mentor Ockeghem from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
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