Gioseffo Zarlino

Also known as Giuseppe Zarlino

Italian composer (1517–1590)

Person · Open Library

Born: 1517
Died: 1590
Works: 35

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Sopplimenti musicali
Informatione del reverendo m. Gioseffo Zarlino ...
De tutte l'opere del R.M. Gioseffo Zarlino ...
Dimostrationi harmoniche del r.m. Gioseffo Zarlino
Zarlino on counterpoint: an indexed annotated translation of the Istitutioni Harmoniche

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Type: Person
Country: IT
Active from: 1517
Active to: 1590-02-04

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Listeners: 255
Total plays: 1,488

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italianClassical16th centuryrenaissance

Gioseffo Zarlino (31 January or 22 March 1517 – 4 February 1590) was an Italian music theorist and composer of the Renaissance. He was possibly the most famous music theorist between Aristoxenus and Rameau, and made a large contribution to the theory of counterpoint as well as to musical tuning. Life Zarlino was born in Chioggia, near Venice. His early education was with the Franciscans, and he later joined the order himself. In 1536 he was a singer at Chioggia Cathedral, and by 1539 he not onl

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Giuseppe
Gender: male
Citizenship: Republic of Venice
Place of birth: Chioggia
Place of death: Venice
Occupation: organist
Position held: chapelmaster
Languages spoken: Italian
Religion: Catholic Church
Student of: Adrian Willaert
Instrument: organ
Image: Gioseffo Zarlino.png
Religious order: Franciscans

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described by source: The Catholic Encyclopedia
date of birth: 1517-03-22
date of death: 1590-02-14
place of burial: Venice
Commons category: Gioseffo Zarlino
student: Girolamo Diruta
P8168: Resolution Point
name in native language: Gioseffo Zarlino

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Works in European collections

4 objects attributed to Gioseffo Zarlino, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Istitutioni harmoniche del Rev. Messere Gioseffo Zarlino da Chioggia ... di nuovo in molti luoghi migliorate & di molti belli secreti nelle cose della prattica ampliate ... [Texto impreso] :]con due tavole, l'vna che contiene le materie principali, & l'altra le cose più notabili che nell'opera si ritrovano ...