Paolo Aretino
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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]
[edit] Works
Selected works include:
- Libro primo della madrigali cromati a 4
- Deh dolce pastorella (no. 29)
- Lament at ionii[3]
[edit] 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. http://books.google.com/books?id=hToWGz9xDaoC&pg=PA381&lpg=PA381&dq=Paolo+Aretino+composer&source=bl&ots=Xvee7f2Gip&sig=FQiY8qJPnJSRpg-gPLt_V-YkcfY&hl=en&ei=TcxXTpesKITi0QHBibTQDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCAQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Paolo%20Aretino%20composer&f=false. 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.
