Bertoldo, Sperindio (Sper’in Dio)
Bertoldo, Sperindio (Sper’in Dio)
Bertoldo, Sperindio (Sper’in Dio) , Italian organist and composer; b. Modena, c. 1530; d. Padua, Aug. 13, 1570. He served as chief organist at the Cathedral of Padua. His surviving compositions include 2 books of madrigals in 5 Voices, publ. in Venice (book 1, 1561; book 2, 1562); the first book includes an Echo a 6 voci and a Dialogo a 8 voci. Several other madrigals are included in a collection by Cipriano and Annibale (Venice, 1561). Bertoldo’s Toccate, ricercavi e canzoni francese...per sonar d’organo (Venice, 1591) was publ. posth. Two ricercari for Organ are included in L. Torchi, L’Arte musicale in Italia (voi. III).
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