Giovanni Paolo Paladino or Jean-Paul Paladin (fl.

Floruit

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 1540-1560) was an Italian composer and lutenist from Milan

Milan

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. He was born Giovanni Paolo Paladino and was also a merchant who maintained a large house and vinyard in Lyons. From 1516-22 he was lutenist to Francois I, from 1544 with Charles III

Charles III, Duke of Lorraine

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 of Lorraine, and from 1548-53 with Queen Mary of Scotland. Paladino published three books of lute music in Lyon

Lyon

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s in 1549, 1553 and 1560.

Works

Selected works include:

• Gagliarda sopra la Paladina, lute solo
• Fantasia, lute solo
• Tablatura de lutz, collection
• Premiire ìivre de tablature de lutti, collection

Discography

Paladino's music has been recorded and issued on media including:

• Abvlatvres de Levt, 1990
• Early Italian Lute Music, 1986

External links

• Paladino's Fantasia on Youtube.com