Parabosco, Girolamo

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Parabosco, Girolamo

Parabosco, Girolamo, Italian organist and composer; b. Piacenza, c. 1524; d. Venice, April 21, 1557. His father, Vincenzo Parabosco, was an organist. He was a student of Willaert in Venice, where he later held the position of 1st organist at San Marco from 1551. Among his extant works are 21 Madrigali for 5 Voices (Venice, 1546) and 2 instrumental pieces. See F. Bussi, ed., Girolamo Parabosco: Composizioni (Piacenza, 1961).

Bibliography

G. Bianchirti, G. P., scrittore e organista del secolo XVI (Venice, 1899); E Bussi, Umanità e arte di G P (Piacenza, 1961).

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