Vincenzo Fontana (composer)

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Vincenzo Fontana (fl. 1550) was an Italian composer. He was mainly known for his canzoni villanesche. [1]

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References

  1. Robert Murrell Stevenson Spanish Cathedral Music in the Golden Age. 1961 p217 "Pisador had intabulated ten canzoni villanesche by Vincenzo Fontana and Willaert; Fuenllana had intabulated three — one each by Giovane Domenico da Nola, Fontana