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Gioseffo Zarlino
Italian music theorist and composer (–)
Gioseffo Zarlino (31 January or 22 March – 4 February ) was an Italian music theorist and composer of the Renaissance.
He made a large contribution to the theory of counterpoint as well as to musical tuning.
Life and career
Zarlino was born in Chioggia, near Venice.
Gioseffo zarlino biography of mahatma
His early education was with the Franciscans, and he later joined the order himself. In he was a singer at Chioggia Cathedral, and by he not only became a deacon, but also principal organist. In he was ordained, and in went to Venice to study with the famous contrapuntist and maestro di cappella of Saint Mark's, Adrian Willaert.
In , on the resignation of Cipriano de Rore, Zarlino took over the post of maestro di cappella of St. Mark's, one of the most prestigious musical positions in Italy, and held it until his death. While maestro di cappella he taught some of the principal figures of the Venetian school of composers, including Claudio Merul