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Marcin Leopolita

Born: 1537, Lviv, Ukraine

Died: c. 1584

Nationality: Polish

Marcin Leopolita was one of the most eminent Polish and Ukrainian composers of the 16th century. He attended the Jagiellonian University (Collegium Maius) and may have studied under the Polish composer Sebastian z Felsztyna and Jan Jelen of Tuchola.

Leopolita was born in Lwów in Kingdom of Poland (now Lviv, Ukraine). By the age of 20 he was a member of the royal music ensemble at the court of Zygmunt August, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. apparently becoming court composer there in 1560.

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