Gagliano, Giovanni Battista da
Gagliano, Giovanni Battista da
Gagliano, Giovanni Battista da, Italian singer, instrumentalist, and composer, brother of Marco da Gagliano; b. Florence, Dec. 20, 1594; d. there, Jan. 8, 1651. He pursued his career in Florence, where he carried out the duties of maestro di cappella at the court and cathedral from 1643. He was a composer of sacred music.
—Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire
More From encyclopedia.com
Da Nang , Da Nang •bang, Battambang, bhang, clang, Da Nang, dang, fang, gang, hang, harangue, kiang, Kuomintang, Kweiyang, Laing, Luang Prabang, meringue, Nanc… Uriel Da Costa , Costa, Uriel da
COSTA, URIEL DA (Acosta , alias Adam Romes ; 1583/4–1640), philosopher and free thinker. He was born as Gabriel da Costa in Oporto, P… Theravada , Theravāda is the dominant form of Buddhism in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), Sri Lanka, and Thailand. It remains a central component of the Buddhis… Lorenzo Da Ponte , For nearly 150 years after his death the name of Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749-1838) languished in relative obscurity. It was only in the 1980s that he bega… Da Capo , Skip to main content
da capo
da capo (It., abbreviates to D.C.). From the head. A term meaning ‘Repeat from the beginning until you come to the word… Vasco Da Gama , The Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama (ca. 1460-1524) was the first to travel by sea from Portugal to India. The term "Da Gama epoch" is used to des…
About this article
Gagliano, Giovanni Battista da
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Gagliano, Giovanni Battista da