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Girolamo Frescobaldi

1583 - 1643

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Girolamo Alessandro Frescobaldi (Italian: [dʒiˈrɔːlamo freskoˈbaldi]; also Gerolamo, Girolimo, and Geronimo Alissandro; September 1583 – 1 March 1643) was an Italian composer and virtuoso keyboard player. Born in the Duchy of Ferrara, he was one of the most important composers of keyboard music in the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods. A child prodigy, Frescobaldi studied under Luzzasco Luzzaschi in Ferrara, but was influenced by many composers, including Ascanio Mayone, Giovanni Maria Trabaci, and Claudio Merulo. Girolamo Frescobaldi was appointed organist of St. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Girolamo Frescobaldi is the 128th most popular composer (down from 125th in 2019), the 632nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 606th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Italian Composer.

Girolamo Frescobaldi was a composer of the late Renaissance. He was most famous for his keyboard compositions, which were influential in the development of the keyboard sonata.

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Among composers, Girolamo Frescobaldi ranks 128 out of 1,451. Before him are Max Bruch, Adolphe Adam, Edgard Varèse, Carl Nielsen, Maurice Jarre, and Johann Nepomuk Hummel. After him are Anton Rubinstein, Josef Strauss, Krzysztof Penderecki, Benjamin Britten, Giovanni Gabrieli, and Heitor Villa-Lobos.

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Among people born in 1583, Girolamo Frescobaldi ranks 4. Before him are Hugo Grotius, Albrecht von Wallenstein, and Sasaki Kojirō. After him are Axel Oxenstierna, Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba, Pieter Lastman, Jacob De la Gardie, Orlando Gibbons, Christian II, Elector of Saxony, Joachim Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and Hayashi Razan. Among people deceased in 1643, Girolamo Frescobaldi ranks 4. Before him are Louis XIII of France, Claudio Monteverdi, and Hong Taiji. After him are Sophia Brahe, Paul Guldin, François Duquesnoy, Giovanni Baglione, Hendrik Brouwer, Benedetto Castelli, Jean du Vergier de Hauranne, and Herman Wrangel.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Girolamo Frescobaldi ranks 632 out of 5,161. Before him are Baldassare Castiglione (1478), Statius (40), Ambrogio Lorenzetti (1290), Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1671), Pope Eusebius (250), and Philip of Swabia (1177). After him are Marie Adélaïde of Savoy (1685), Alessandro Manzoni (1785), Pope Vigilius (500), Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies (1810), Pupienus (170), and Pescennius Niger (135).

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Among COMPOSERS In Italy

Among composers born in Italy, Girolamo Frescobaldi ranks 26. Before him are Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857), Pietro Mascagni (1863), Domenico Cimarosa (1749), Muzio Clementi (1752), Carlo Gesualdo (1566), and Giulio Caccini (1551). After him are Giovanni Gabrieli (1557), Giovanni Paisiello (1740), Nicola Porpora (1686), Gregorio Allegri (1582), Ottorino Respighi (1879), and Gian Carlo Menotti (1911).

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