FRANCESCO CANONA

HIERONYMI CARDANI - DE EXEMPLIS CENTUM GENITURARUM

XVII

[Cardano, 467 - Junctinus, 605a - Gauricus 79v]

 Francesco Canova da Milano (Francesco da Milano, also known as Il divino, Francesco da Parigi, etc. 1497-1543)

1)- introduction

Francesco Canova da Milano (Francesco da Milano, also known as Il divino, Francesco da Parigi, etc.) (18 August 1497 – 2 January 1543) was an Italian lutenist and composer. He was born in Monza, near Milan, and worked for the papal court for almost all of his career. Francesco was heralded throughout Europe as the foremost lute composer of his time. More of his music is preserved than of any other lutenist of the period, and his work continued to influence composers for more than a century after his death.

He died in an inaccurate location on 15 April. 1543, as attested by Gaurico while an inscription from Father Benedetto in S. Maria della Scala of Milan, reproduced by Forcella and cited by the Markets, dates back to 1544. The true name of this composer is, by scholars, conflicting news. Remembered - in the most important musical repertoire - as "Francesco da Milano", is indicated by Fétis, by Eitner (who even speaks erroneously of two musicians: "Francesco da Milano" and "Franciscus de Canona"), La Laurencie and other authors as descendants of the Milanese family of Navizziani; while Vatielli and Schmidl - referring to the book of expenses and records of Francis I - reported the surname "Canonne", which was then modified by Dorez in that of "de Canona" and "de Canonna". In fact, the only reliable data in this regard are those that can be derived from some inscriptions from Forcella, some of the pieces included in the works of the mathematician and cardan astrologer and Gaurico's papal astrologer, and - in particular - by documents at the Vatican Archive: among them, above all, a short post sent by Paul III to the Pontifical Pontifical Commissar of Salsomaggiore on 11 November. 1539 ("... tamen volentes dilecto filio Benedict Canova laic mediolanensi ...", arch. Segr. Vat., Arm. XLI, 12, 29, 46).

2)- natal chart

(august 27 1497, Gregorian)

The theme was set for 12:50, since Junctinus, in whom I often trust, says ASC 2 ° SAGIT.

• ASC SAGIT, ruler JU (I)
• MC VIRGO, ruler ME (IX)
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Morinus gives no determined almuten... and i don't find alcocoden.

- HYLEG : JU
- ANAERETE : MA, SA (note that each anaerete is in the zodicacal house of the other).

SA is detrimental

3)- Primary directions

a)- MA conj JU

 We work now with scores of primary direction which are another modus of weighting. Actually, we have for the group of primary directions 0.175 instead of 0.04 for fictitious d group.

2)- SU opp MA

There are roughly twice as many rays of directions in the primary group as in the fictitious group.

3)- #SA conj SU

#SA is a zodicacal counter-parallel (16° LIBRA).








The results here are equivalent.

4)- SA opp ASC

We find D = 45.74°.