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Girolamo Frescobaldi
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Italian composer (1583–1643)
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Girolamo Frescobaldi was an Italian organist, composer, and harpsichordist born in Ferrara in 1583. He studied under Luzzasco Luzzaschi and worked within the Baroque music movement. His primary instruments were the organ and harpsichord. Frescobaldi held citizenship in the Duchy of Ferrara and the Papal States. He spoke and wrote in Italian.
He died in Rome on 1 March 1643 and was buried at Santi Apostoli. Frescobaldi taught several students, including Johann Jakob Froberger, Johann Kaspar Kerll, and Franz Tunder. His works are categorized under Baroque and classical genres. He is described by sources such as the Nordisk familjebok, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Italy
- Active from
- 1583
- Active to
- 1643
Discography
- Musique pour clavier1982
- Frescobaldi Keyboard Works1987
- Il primo libro di Capricci1988
- Fiori Musicali1989
- Harpsichord Pieces, 16371989
- Orgues Historiques Italiens : Brescia / Bastia1989
- Toccatas & Danses1989
- Early Italian Baroque1990
- Harpsichord Music of Frescobaldi1990
- Il primo libro di Capricci (harpsichord & organ: Gustave Leonhardt, baritone: Harry Van Der Kamp)1990
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Listeners · Last.fm
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- 61,615
- Total plays
- 428,317
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Born in 1583, Girolamo Frescobaldi would grow up to be one of the most famous representatives of the early Italian Baroque. He was known for expressive and extravagant improvising and composition. In 1608, he took the organist post of St. Peter's in Rome. Although he held this highly-regarded job that won him many patrons, the pay was never more than a small fraction of his income. He obsessively edited his own work, to the point where many of his major works were changed several times <a href="
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Girolamo
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Papal States
- Place of birth
- Ferrara
- Place of death
- Rome
- Occupation
- harpsichordist
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Student of
- Luzzasco Luzzaschi
- Genre
- Baroque
- Movement
- Baroque
- Instrument
- harpsichord
- Image
- Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643), engraving by Claude Mellan (1619).jpg
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- Commons category
- Girolamo Frescobaldi
- date of birth
- 1583-09-15
- date of death
- 1643-03-01
- name in native language
- Girolamo Frescobaldi
- student
- Franz Tunder
- P8168
- IGM
- place of burial
- Santi Apostoli
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Works in European collections
8 objects attributed to Girolamo Frescobaldi, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Girolamo Frescobaldi in a 1619 engraving by Claude Mellan
Girolamo Alessandro Frescobaldi ( Italian: [dʒiˈrɔːlamo freskoˈbaldi]; also Gerolamo, Girolimo, and Geronimo Alissandro; September 1583 – 1 March 1643) was an Italian composer and virtuoso keyboard player. Born in the Duchy of Ferrara, he was one of the most important composers of keyboard music in the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods. A child prodigy, Frescobaldi studied under Luzzasco Luzzaschi in Ferrara, but was influenced by many composers, including Ascanio Mayone, Giovanni Maria Trabaci, and Claudio Merulo. Girolamo Frescobaldi was appointed organist of St. Peter's Basilica, a focal point of power for the Cappella Giulia (a musical organisation), from 21 July 1608 until 1628 and again from 1634 until his death.
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