Jakub Polak
Jakub Polak (c. 1545 - c. 1605), also known as Jakub Reys (Reis, de Rais, de Reiz, de Restz, de Retz, du Retz) and Jacques le Polonois, was a Polish lutenist and composer.
Jakub Polak
- Died
- 1605 · Paris.
- Nationality
- Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- Occupation
- composer · lutenist
- Fields
- classical
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Jakub Polak (c. 1545 - c. 1605), also known as Jakub Reys (Reis, de Rais, de Reiz, de Restz, de Retz, du Retz) and Jacques le Polonois, was a Polish lutenist and composer.
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Born at Augustów in 1540, died in Paris in 1605.
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