Franciszek Lilius
Franciszek (Franciscus) Lilius (c. 1600 – 1657) was a Polish composer, a descendant of the Italian Giglis family. He significantly contributed to the musical culture of Warsaw in the 17th century.
Franciszek Lilius
- Born
- 1600 · Gmina Gromnik.
- Died
- 1657 · Gmina Gromnik.
- Nationality
- Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- Occupation
- composer · chapelmaster · cleric
- Fields
- classical
- Movements
- Baroque music
- Teachers
- Girolamo Frescobaldi
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In 1630, he moved to Kraków, where he remained head of the cathedral orchestra until his death.
• Missa Brevissima • Missa tempore Paschali • Surrexit Christus Hodie, a motet
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1600
Franciszek Lilius born at Gmina Gromnik.
1657
Franciszek Lilius died at Gmina Gromnik.
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