Franciscus Florius
Franciscus Florius
Genres: 16th century, franco-flemish
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About Franciscus Florius
Franciscus Florius (also Franz Flori the Elder; born around 1530 in Maastricht (uncertain); died 1588 in Munich) was a Franco-Flemish composer and singer of the Renaissance. No information has been passed on about the early years and the training of Franciscus Florius. Music-historical research assumes that he came to Munich together with Orlando di Lasso in the autumn of 1556, where he received a position as a singer at the court band of Duke Albrecht V, namely as a court bassist. His salary was higher than that of the then Kapellmeister Ludwig Daser. On the 23rd April 1557 he received a letter of order, which guaranteed him a lifelong position and salary. In addition to his work as a singer, Florius, together with the court copist Johannes Pollet, was also employed as a music copist. After Pollet's departure in 1571, he became the main copyist; he held this position until his death. Numerous historical choral books of the Bavarian State Library and the Munich Jesuit College are written in whole or in part by his hand. More recently, the manuscript of Franz Flori the Elder has also been proven in a choral book, which is now located in Utrecht. He has regularly provided the copies he produced with careful dates, so that many conclusions can be drawn about the time and occasion of creation of the works in question, usually from Orlando di Lasso. Franciscus Florius had four sons, Franciscus (Franz Flori the Younger, around 1552 - 1583) as well as John (before 1555 - after 1598), Jacob (around 1554 - after 1599) and Georg Florius (around 1558 - after 1594), all of whom emerged as singers and composers. For a long time, it was not possible to distinguish between father and son Franciscus Florius in the traditional works. However, the date and place of publication of the prints of the publisher Jacob Baethen in Maastricht now speak more for the authorship of the father. The travels of the Munich Hofkapelle and his own travels led the composer to the Kaiserhof in Vienna in 1570, to Innsbruck in 1571 and to the Netherlands in 1575. The special appreciation of his work by the Duke also results from the fact that he has repeatedly granted him grace over the years.
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