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Banchieri, Adriano
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Biography noting his contributions to composition and to theory with summaries of his musical works and his writings from the from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
http://www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa...a/learning/grove.html?record=666
Biography with portrait examines his musical life and other endeavors, including writings and participation in intellectual and academic societies. Includes Naxos discography.
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Composer Banchieri was a man of considerable versatility, a composer, dramatist, organist and theorist. Born in Bologna in 1568, he studied the organ and composition as a pupil of Gioseffo Guami,...Karadar dictionary entry with life, portrait, summary of works, related composers, and music sample.
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- Classical Music Dictionary Free MP3 Italian music of his day and is of particular interest as a theorist. He was organist at Bologna, Imola, Lucca, Siena, Venice, Verona, Milano. In 1615 he helped to found...