Girolamo Diruta

Venetian School, Composer

1554 – 1610

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Who was Girolamo Diruta?

Girolamo Diruta was an Italian organist, music theorist, and composer. He was famous as a teacher, for his treatise on counterpoint, and for his part in the development of keyboard technique, particularly on the organ. He was born in Deruta, near Perugia.

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Born
1554
Deruta
Nationality
  • Italy
Lived in
  • Umbria
Died
1610
Gubbio

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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