Girolamo Diruta
Girolamo Diruta (actually Girolamo Mancini ; * 1561 in Deruta , † after 1610 in Gubbio ) was an Italian organist and composer .
Live and act
In 1574 he became a member of the Minorite monastery in Correggio . He received his musical training as an organist from Batista Capuani . In 1580 he went to Venice , where he became a student of the famous Claudio Merulo , possibly also of Gioseffo Zarlino and Costanzo Porta . Diruta initially worked in Venice and was appointed cathedral organist in Chioggia in 1597 and in Gubbio in 1609.
He created sacred music, including masses , motets and psalms. He became widely known through a textbook for keyboard instruments and organ Il Transilvano (Venice, 1593), which he dedicated to the Prince of Transylvania, Sigismund Báthory . In addition to many of his own works, this also includes works by contemporaries.
literature
- Diruta, Girolamo Diruta . In: Wilibald Gurlitt (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. People part: A-K . Schott, Mainz 1959, p. 403 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Diruta, Girolamo Diruta . In: Carl Dahlhaus (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. Personal section: A – K , supplementary volume. Schott, Mainz 1972, p. 283 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Girolamo Diruta in the catalog of the German National Library
- Sheet music and audio files by Girolamo Diruta in the International Music Score Library Project
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Diruta, Girolamo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mancini, Girolamo; Diruta, Hieronymus; Girolamo da Dirutta |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian organist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1561 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Deruta |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1610 |
| Place of death | Gubbio |