Biagio Pesciolini

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Biagio Pesciolini (Prato 1535 - 1611) was an Italian composer. [1] He was maestro di cappella of the Cathedral of Volterra in 1563, and then nine years later became canon and maestro di cappella at Prato. [2] [3] [4]

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Lodovico Zacconi's Prattica di Musica (1592, Venice) presents a 40-voice canonic motet by Pesciolini composed in 1590 for the baptism of the future Grand Duke of Tuscany, Cosimo II de' Medici.

Literature

Michael Lamla: Kanonkünste im barocken Italien, insbesondere in Rom. dissertation.de, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-89825-556-5 (vor allem Band 3, S. 324 - 337).

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References

  1. ↑ "Pesciolini, Biagio". MGG Online. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  2. ↑ Jane A. Bernstein Music Printing in Renaissance Venice: The Scotto Press 1998 Page 627 Pesciolini, Primo libro di madrigali a 5 & 6 P1535 ( 1563 ) The title page informs us that Biagio Pesciolini, a native of Prato, was maestro di cappella of the Cathedral of Volterra in 1563. His dedication to Monsignor Pierfrancesco Ricci, provost of the provostry of Prato, seems to have paid off in acquiring a position in his native town
  3. ↑ Katelijne Schiltz, Bonnie J. Blackburn Music and Riddle Culture in the Renaissance 2015 Page 328 his Canoni musicali, Lodovico Zacconi presents a canon by Biagio Pesciolini (1535–1611),106 which was apparently composed for the baptism of the future Grand Duke of Tuscany, Cosimo II de' Medici (1590–1621).
  4. ↑ "Music, Power, and Control in Early Modern Prato". University of Huddersfield Research Portal. Retrieved 2025-07-19.


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