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has gloss | eng: Lapo Mosca Lapo Mosca is the fictional main character of a series of detective novels written by Hélène Nothenius, a Dutch novelist and historian. Professionally, Nolthenius specialized in the history of Italian music during the renaissance, and her character Lapo Mosca was a travelling musician before he became a Franciscan monk. Even as a monk, Lapo continues to entertain the crowd with his popular poetry and songs. Many translations of actual Italian poetry and songs of the 14th century are included in the novels. Lapo himself carries the nickname Mosca, fly, for his restlessness, but is also called Lapo Duedonne in reference to his most famous song. The historical figures mentioned in the novels include a number of 14th century travelling musicians, such as Angelo Moronti. |
lexicalization | eng: Lapo Mosca |
instance of | c/Fictional Italians |
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