Ottaviano dei Petrucci
Ottaviano dei Petrucci
1466-1539
Italian printer who in 1498 devised a method of printing musical notation using movable type. This innovation greatly spurred the spread of composers' work, and helped lead to the standardized system of notation in use today. A Venetian, Petrucci established a paper mill that remained in operation until the nineteenth century.
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