Agostini, Lodovico b. 1534 d. September 20, 1590 Composer. An important figure of the late Renaissance period. He was a distinguished Catholic cleric whose compositions were entirely secular and progressive in style and form. His "Third Book of Madrigals" (1582) is the earliest known collection of music written for female voices. The illegitimate son of a priest, he was born in Ferrara, Italy, and spent most of his life there. He enjoyed equally successful careers as a court musician under Duke Alfonso II d'Este and in the Ferrarese church...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards) Chiesa di Santo Spirito, Ferrara, Provincia di Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
b. 1534 d. September 20, 1590