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Gender
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Origin
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Hans Nielsen (1580–1626) was a Danish composer. He was sent with Melchior Borchgrevinck, Truid Aagesen, Wilhelm Egbertsen, and Mogens Pedersøn to study with Giovanni Gabrieli in Venice 1599–1600. A result of his studies was his Opus 1 madrigal collection of 1606, published under his Italianized name Giovanni Fonteio. This set of 21 madrigals was the first such collection by a Danish composer, two years before Pedersøn's. He served as lutenist <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Hans+Nielsen">Read

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Hans
Family name
Nielsen
Gender
male
Citizenship
Danish Realm
Place of birth
Roskilde
Place of death
Copenhagen
Languages spoken
Danish
Instrument
lute
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date of birth
1580-00-00
date of death
1626-01-01
pseudonym
Giovanni Fonteio
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Hans Nielsen (composer)
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