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Claudio Merulo

1533 - 1604

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Claudio Merulo (Italian pronunciation: [ˈklaudjo ˈmɛːrulo]; 8 April 1533 – 4 May 1604) was an Italian composer, publisher and organist of the late Renaissance period, most famous for his innovative keyboard music and his ensemble music composed in the Venetian polychoral style. He was born in Correggio and died in Parma. Born Claudio Merlotti, he Latinised his surname (meaning little blackbird) when he became famous in Venetian cultural clubs. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Claudio Merulo is the 483rd most popular composer (down from 389th in 2019), the 1,854th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,615th in 2019) and the 88th most popular Italian Composer.

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Among composers, Claudio Merulo ranks 483 out of 1,451. Before him are Adolf von Henselt, Oscar Straus, Paolo Tosti, Vicente Martín y Soler, Florent Schmitt, and Fikret Amirov. After him are Théodore Dubois, Johann Crüger, André Messager, Danny Elfman, Giuseppe Sarti, and Rikard Nordraak.

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Among people born in 1533, Claudio Merulo ranks 14. Before him are Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Andrea Gabrieli, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland, Francesco III Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Abdullah Khan II, and Mōri Terumoto. After him are Hieronymus Fabricius, Alonso de Ercilla, Antonio Possevino, Joachim Beuckelaer, Cornelis Cort, and Eknath. Among people deceased in 1604, Claudio Merulo ranks 4. Before him are Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Catherine de Bourbon, and Fausto Sozzini. After him are Ercole, Lord of Monaco, Peter Ernst I von Mansfeld-Vorderort, John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Christine of Hesse, Juan Fernández, Otto Henry, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, Hamida Banu Begum, and Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Claudio Merulo ranks 1,854 out of 5,161. Before him are Maria Beatrice of Savoy (1792), Maddalena de' Medici (1473), Pietro Rava (1916), Paolo Tosti (1846), Theron of Acragas (-535), and Pietro Cataldi (1552). After him are Guidobaldo da Montefeltro (1472), Hieronymus Fabricius (1533), Odoardo Farnese, Hereditary Prince of Parma (1666), Arioald (550), Gianfranco Ferré (1944), and Gianluca Pagliuca (1966).

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Among COMPOSERS In Italy

Among composers born in Italy, Claudio Merulo ranks 88. Before him are Bruno Maderna (1920), Stefano Landi (1587), Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (1876), Antonio Maria Abbatini (1595), Alfredo Catalani (1854), and Paolo Tosti (1846). After him are Giuseppe Sarti (1729), Gian Francesco Malipiero (1882), Riz Ortolani (1926), Ferdinando Paer (1771), Emilio de' Cavalieri (1550), and Maddalena Casulana (1544).

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