Jacopone da Todi (c. 1230-1306) was a Franciscan and a poet . His Lauds have long had an established place in the history of Italian poetry.

Considered a pioneer in Italian theater, Jacopone is probably nowadays best known as the author of religious poems, typified by their flamboyant and, sometimes,

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Tommaso Traetta (Bitonto 1727 - Venice 1779) The Munich version of the Stabat Mater by Tommaso Traetta (1767) was found in Munich (Germany) in 1994 and performe