Francesco Corteccia

Composer

1502 – 1571

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Who was Francesco Corteccia?

Francesco Corteccia was an Italian composer, organist, and teacher of the Renaissance. Not only was he one of the best known of the early composers of madrigals, and an important native Italian composer during a period of domination by composers from the Low Countries, but he was the most prominent musician in Florence for several decades during the reign of Cosimo I de' Medici.

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Born
Jul 27, 1502
Florence
Nationality
  • Italy
Profession
Died
Jun 7, 1571
Florence

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on July 23, 2013

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