Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1557
- Died
- 1622
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Il primo libro de Madrigali senza nome
- Secondo libro de madrigali senza nome a cinque voci
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Italy
- Active from
- 1557-02-15
- Active to
- 1622-02-11
classicalcomposeritalian composer
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 78
- Total plays
- 156
Tags
italianrenaissance16th century
Alfonso Fontanelli (15 February 1557 – 11 February 1622) was an Italian composer, writer, diplomat, courtier, and nobleman of the late Renaissance. He was one of the leading figures in the musically progressive Ferrara school in the late 16th century, and one of the earliest composers in the seconda pratica style at the transition to the Baroque era. Fontanelli was born in Reggio nell'Emilia, the son of Count Emilio Fontanelli. His early musical education was with composer Gasparo Pratoneri <a
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alfonso
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Reggio Emilia
- Place of death
- Rome
- Occupation
- diplomat
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Movement
- Baroque music
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- date of birth
- 1557-02-15
- date of death
- 1622-02-11
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Works in European collections
3 objects attributed to Alfonso Fontanelli, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
