Nov 30, 2012 3:22 PM

Musica Globalista: Francesco Landini, "Ecco la Primavera"

*An Italian musician of the 1300s, blinded from childhood by smallpox.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_Landini

*What did Francesco's music sound like? The notes were written down on parchment with all the proper care.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squarcialupi_Codex

*However...

*As directed by a Thai science fiction writer.

*My personal favorite:

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