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.
