Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger
Composer
1580 – 1651
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Who was Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger?
Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger was a German-Italian virtuoso performer and composer of the early Baroque period. A prolific and highly original composer, Kapsberger is chiefly remembered today for his lute, theorbo and chitarrone music, which was seminal in the development of these as solo instruments.
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- Born
- 1580
Venice - Also known as
- Johann Hieronymus Kapsberger
- Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger
- Kapsberger, Johannes Hieronymus
- Nationality
- Italy
- Died
- Jan 17, 1651
Rome
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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