Pietro Pontio
Pietro Pontio | |
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Born | |
Died | December 27, 1596 Parma | (aged 64)
Nationality | Italian |
Other names | Ponzio |
Occupation | theorist, composer |
Notable work | Ragionamento di Musica |
Pietro Pontio (or Ponzio; March 25, 1532 – December 27, 1596) was an Italian theorist and composer.
Pontio was born and died in Parma. He is best known for his 1588 treatise Ragionamento di Musica, which is thought to have influenced Claudio Monteverdi.
External links[]
- Free scores by Pietro Pontio in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)
- Ragionamento di Musica
Categories:
- 16th-century Italian composers
- 16th-century composers
- Italian male composers
- 1532 births
- 1596 deaths
- Italian music theorists
- Italian composer stubs
- Music theory stubs