Cosimo Bottegari

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Cosimo Bottegari (1554—1620) was an Italian lutenist and composer of the Late Renaissance era. He was born in Florence and in 1573 became a gentleman of the chamber of the Duke, at the court of Albert V, Duke of Bavaria in Munich[1] and created a Knight of the Order of Saint Stephen 1577, by Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany.[2] He left a manuscript of compositions titled Il Libro di canto e liuto[3] which is an important source for Italian songs of the period.[4]

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  1. ^ Smith, Douglas Alton (2002). A history of the lute from antiquity to the Renaissance. Lute Society of America. p. 137.
  2. ^ Araldi, Lodovico (1722). L'Italia Nobile nelle sue città e ne' Cavalieri figli delle medeme, i quali d'anno in anno sono stati insigniti della Croce di San Giovanni e di Santo Stefano. at Andrea Poleti. p. 113.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-09-28. Retrieved 2014-09-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Renascimento II" (PDF). Retrieved 28 August 2011.
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