Italy On This Day

Medici musician who invented the madrigal comedy The score of Striggio's best known work was missing for 281 years The Renaissance compo...

Church musician wrote popular madrigals and songs Ruggiero Giovannelli was maestro di cappella at St Peter's for five years Ruggi...

Madrigal writer influenced Monteverdi Luca Marenzio is believed to have been a singer employed by the Gonzaga family Luca Marenzio, ...

Madrigal writer was also a murderer Carlo Gesualdo devoted himself to music from an early age Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa, who comp...

Father of the Venetian School Andrea Gabrieli was the organist at the Basilica di San Marco in Venice The Venetian composer and or...