Paolo Aretino
Paolo Aretino (1508-1584) or Paolo Antonio del Bivi was a Renaissance era Venetian composer known for sacred music. He was choirmaster of Arezzo Cathedral,[1] and also wrote profane works, publishing two books of madrigals. He was also reported to have set sestinas by Petrarch.[2]
Works[]
Selected works include:
- Libro primo della madrigali cromati a 4
- Deh dolce pastorella (no. 29)
- Lament at ionii[3]
References[]
- ^ Thompson, Oscar; Slonimsky, Nicolas (1946). The International cyclopedia of music and musicians.
- ^ Bernstein, Jane A. (1998). Music printing in Renaissance Venice: the Scotto Press, 1539-1572. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195102314. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ Burney, Charles (1789). A General History of Music: from the earliest ages to the present period, Volume 3. Payne and Sons. p. 182.
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Categories:
- Italian classical composers
- Italian male classical composers
- Renaissance composers
- Musicians from Venice
- 1508 births
- 1584 deaths
- 16th-century Venetian people