Ludovico Zacconi

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Ludovico Giulio Cesare Zacconi (born June 11, 1555 in Pesaro , † March 23, 1627 in Fiorenzuola di Focara near Pesaro) was an Italian religious , composer , singer and music theorist .

Life

Zacchoni entered the Augustinian order , where he was ordained a priest in 1575 . In 1577 he took up studies at the Church of St. Stephen in Venice and was later accepted as a student by Andrea Gabrieli . In 1594 Zacconi sang in St. Mark's Basilica and was accepted, but it seems that he did not accept the position. In July 1585 he accepted a position at the court of Archduke Charles II , which he held until Charles' death in 1590. Then Zacchoni went to the court of Wilhelm V of Bavaria, whose court orchestra was directed by Orlando di Lasso .

In 1596 he left Wilhelm's service and returned to Italy. In the following years he was prior in Pesaro and worked as a preacher and administrator in Italy and Crete. In 1612 he returned to Pesaro, where he lived in Fiorenzuola until his death in 1627.

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Zacconi's reputation goes back to his great work Prattica di musica , which was first published in Venice in 1592. A second volume appeared in 1619, according to some sources in 1622. These two volumes (containing four works) are detailed, richly illustrated music theory works on polyphonic music and the church modes , which are valuable sources on the early operas and oratorios. Zacconi's influences can be found in Pietro Cerone's Melopeo y maestro from 1613 and in Michael Praetorius' Syntagma musicum from 1618.

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SURNAME Zacconi, Ludovico
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zacconi, Ludwig; Zacconi, Lodovico; Pesarino
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian composer and music theorist
DATE OF BIRTH June 11, 1555
PLACE OF BIRTH Pesaro
DATE OF DEATH March 23, 1627
Place of death at Pesaro