Jan Nasco

Composer

1510 – 1561

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Who was Jan Nasco?

Jan Nasco was a Franco-Flemish composer and writer on music, mainly active in Italy. He was the first director of the Veronese Accademia Filarmonica, and his writings, particularly a group of letters he wrote to the Academy in the 1550s, are important sources of information on performance practice regarding use of instruments in madrigals as well as motets.

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Born
1510
Also known as
  • Giovanni Nasco
  • Nasco, Giovanni
Profession
Died
1561

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on July 23, 2013

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