Cesare Rinaldi
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Cesare Rinaldi was one of Bologna's most eminent poets. His verse was set to music as madrigals by Salamone Rossi
and the circle of the Gonzaga Court at Mantua. He also wrote verse praising composers, such as Alessandro Striggio
.
Salamone Rossi
Salamone Rossi or Salomone Rossi was an Italian Jewish violinist and composer. He was a transitional figure between the late Italian Renaissance period and early Baroque.-Life:...
and the circle of the Gonzaga Court at Mantua. He also wrote verse praising composers, such as Alessandro Striggio
Alessandro Striggio
Alessandro Striggio was an Italian composer, instrumentalist and diplomat of the Renaissance. He composed numerous madrigals as well as dramatic music, and by combining the two, became the inventor of madrigal comedy...
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Works
- Delle rime di Cesare Rinaldi bolognese: parte sesta al sereniss. Sig. don Cesare d'Este duca di Modona printer Gio. Rossi, 1598 - 129 pages.
Lyrics set as madrigals
- Donna se voi m'odiate - set by Alfonso Ferrabosco
- Per non mi dir ch'io moia - set by Michelangelo RossiMichelangelo RossiMichelangelo Rossi was an important Italian composer, violinist and organist of the Baroque era....