Francesco Canova da Milano (1497-1543) was a medievalItalianlutenistvirtuoso and composer. Was borned in Monza, close to Milan; was rather popular during his life; wrote several books of music for lute. Some of his works are still very famous and are frequently performed. Events May 10 - Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cádiz for his first voyage to the New World. ... // Events February 21 - Battle of Wayna Daga - A combined army of Ethiopian and Portuguese troops defeat the armies of Adal led by Ahmed Gragn. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. ... The lute is a plucked string instrument with a fretted neck and a deep round back. ... A virtuoso (from the Latin virtus meaning: skill, manliness, excellence) is an individual who possesses outstanding mechanical ability at operating a musical instrument. ... The Lambro River runs through Monza. ... Location within Italy Milan (Italian: Milano; Milanese dialect: Milán) is the main city in northern Italy, and is located in the plains of Lombardy, the most populated and developed region in Italy. ... The lute is a plucked string instrument with a fretted neck and a deep round back. ...
FrancescoCanovadaMilano, was the son of a musician, Benedetto Canova, and was born in the small town of Monza, near Milan on 18th August 1497.
Francesco´s surviving output includes fantasias and ricercares, idiomatic and free-ranging pieces written specifically for the lute, and a large number of intabulations or arrangements of chansons, madrigals and motets.
Interestingly, one of the most reliable sources of Francesco´s music attributes two of his compositions to one "Francescoda Parigi" and it is possible that Francescos success in France was such that he stayed on after Pope Paul´s departure from Nice, long enough in fact to be called "Francesco of Paris".
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