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Ottaviano Petrucci was a male inventor, music publisher, businessperson, and typographer born in Fossombrone on 18 June 1466. He was a citizen of the Republic of Venice and spoke Italian. His professional career began in 1501 and concluded in 1523, with work locations including Venice and Fossombrone.
Petrucci is associated with the medieval genre and the 16th century. He died in Venice on 7 May 1539. His life and work have been described by sources such as the Nordisk familjebok, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Catholic Encyclopedia, and the Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary.
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It is catalogued under topics including 1466 births, 1539 deaths and 15th-century Italian businesspeople.
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Music · MusicBrainz
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Italy
- Active from
- 1466
- Active to
- 1539
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Ottaviano Petrucci (June 18, 1466 – May 7, 1539) was an Italian printer. Petrucci is credited with producing, in 1501, the first book of sheet music printed from movable type: Harmonice Musices Odhecaton, a collection of chansons. He also published numerous works by the most highly regarded composers of the Renaissance, including Josquin des Prez and Antoine Brumel. Life He was born in Fossombrone, and probably was educated at Urbino. Around 1490 he went to Venice to learn the art of printing <
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- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Venice
- Place of birth
- Fossombrone
- Place of death
- Venice
- Occupation
- typographer
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Work location
- Fossombrone
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- date of birth
- 1466-06-18
- date of death
- 1539-05-07
- described by source
- Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
- start of work period
- 1501-00-00
- end of work period
- 1523-00-00
- Commons category
- Ottaviano Petrucci
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