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Andrea da Firenze
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Andrea da Firenze (Andreas de Florentia), (Andrea di Giovanni), (Frate Andrea de' Servi), (Andreas Servorum), (Andrea degli Organi), (Magister Frater), (Andreas Organista de Florentia) Andrea da Firenze (Andreas da Florentia) (died 1415) was an Italian composer and organist of the late medieval era. Along with Francesco Landini and Paolo da Firenze, he was a leading representative of the Italian ars nova style of the Trecento, and was a prolific composer of secular songs, principally ballate. Since Andrea was a member of the Servite religious order, whose records have largely survived intact, more is known about his life than is usually the case for fourteenth century composers. He entered the order in 1375, though at what age is not known. One of his first activities within the order was to carry out a commission to build an organ for the Servite house in Florence, for which he hired Francesco Landini as a consultant. Among the surviving records are the receipts for the wine that the two consumed during the three days it took to tune the instrument. Evidently he and Landini were successful, for in 1387 Andrea received a similar commission to build an organ for Florence Cathedral. A commission recorded in 1382 for a "Maestro Andrea" to build an organ in Rieti, between Florence and Rome, may have been his as well, but has not been conclusively identified. The two men were evidently close friends, from the evidence of their time together, as well as the references found in
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La Bella Mandorla: Madrigals from the Codex Squarcialupi
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Sotto L'imperio del Possente Prince: Hommage Music of the 14th and Early 15th Century
O Tu Cara Sciença Mie Musica
A Song For Francesca
Con voce quasi humana
O Tu Chara Sciença
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Parle qui veut: Moralizing songs of the Middle Ages
A Song for Francesca: Music in Italy, 1330-1430
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Firenze 1350: Un Jardin Médiéval Florentin
Sotto L'imperio Del Possente Prince
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A Song for Francesca: Music in Italy, 1330-1430 (Gothic Voices)