Profile of Luca Marenzio

Born:

1550

Birthplace:

Coccaglia, near Brescia, Italy

Died:

Auguts 22,1599 in Rome

Also known as:

One of the most renowned madrigal composer.

Type of Compositions:

Sacred and vocal music, but he was best known for his madrigals.

Musical Work:

He wrote no less than 500 madrigals, 80 villanellas and several sacred music pieces. Most of his madrigals are for five voices.

Interesting Fact:

During his lifetime, Marenzio served a lot of influential people including Ferdinando de Medici in Florence.