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Diego Ortiz

1510 - 1570

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Diego Ortiz (c. 1510 – c. 1576) was a Spanish composer and music theorist in service to the viceroy of Naples ruled by the Spanish monarchs Charles V and Philip II. Ortiz published the first manual on ornamentation for bowed string instruments, and a large collection of sacred vocal compositions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Diego Ortiz is the 718th most popular composer (down from 632nd in 2019), the 913th most popular biography from Spain (down from 798th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Spanish Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Diego Ortiz ranks 718 out of 1,451. Before him are Robert Volkmann, Michel Corrette, Benjamin Godard, Eduard Tubin, Adalbert Gyrowetz, and Josef Bohuslav Foerster. After him are Václav Tomášek, Nannette Streicher, Alberto Iglesias, Anton Schindler, Giaches de Wert, and Mieczysław Karłowicz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1510, Diego Ortiz ranks 27. Before him are Guillaume Postel, Bernard Palissy, Margaret Paleologa, Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg, Alonso Mudarra, and Andrea Schiavone. After him are Bonaventure des Périers, Tullia d'Aragona, Ivan Fyodorov, Ferenc Dávid, Wan Hu, and Martynas Mažvydas. Among people deceased in 1570, Diego Ortiz ranks 14. Before him are Frans Floris, James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, Moses ben Jacob Cordovero, Daniele Barbaro, Eleonora Gonzaga, Duchess of Urbino, and Tielman Susato. After him are Johann Walter, Pietro Loredan, Johannes Brenz, Hieronymus Cock, and Francesco Laparelli.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Diego Ortiz ranks 913 out of 3,355. Before him are Gaizka Mendieta (1974), Lucio Urtubia (1931), David Silva (1986), Fernando Sebastián Aguilar (1929), Kepa Arrizabalaga (1994), and Francisco Ayala (1906). After him are Margaret of Prades (1395), Jehuda Cresques (1350), Berengar the Wise (790), Alberto Iglesias (1955), Lucas Vázquez (1991), and Pilar Bardem (1939).

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Among COMPOSERS In Spain

Among composers born in Spain, Diego Ortiz ranks 21. Before him are Luis de Milán (1500), Felip Pedrell (1841), Francisco Guerrero (1528), Alonso Mudarra (1510), Xavier Cugat (1900), and Juan Bautista Cabanilles (1644). After him are Alberto Iglesias (1955), Gaspar Cassadó (1897), Luis de Narváez (1500), Robert Gerhard (1896), Xavier Montsalvatge (1912), and Federico Moreno Torroba (1891).

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