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. In 1630, he moved to Kraków, where he remained head of the cathedral orchestra until his death.

Best known works

  • Missa Brevissima
  • Missa tempore Paschali
  • Surrexit Christus Hodie, a motet
gollark: _perpetually needs more reds_
gollark: Mostly because I'm trying to mix getting shadow walkers, random hatchlings and CB rares, which is kind of hard.
gollark: DOES THE SAME
gollark: :/
gollark: The claws are metaphors for life.


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