As an aesthetic innovator in (almost) all musical genres of the 16th century, Orlando di Lasso is assured a prominent role not only in music historiography. Even during his lifetime, the composer moved in the highest circles of the cultural public, and under his chapelmastership the Munich Hofkapelle developed into one of the most important ensembles in the European musical landscape.

In addition, the setting of ordinaries in the early modern period was of great importance. Although the poly...