Contrapuntist
11Counterpoint — For other uses, see Counterpoint (disambiguation). Extract from Fugue no. 17 in A flat major, BWV 862, from book 1 of The Well Tempered Clavier by Bach, who is widely regarded as the greatest practitioner of counterpoint.[ …
12con|tra|pun|tal|ist — «KON truh PUHN tuh lihst», noun. = contrapuntist. (Cf. ↑contrapuntist) …
13Polyphonist — Po*lyph o*nist, n. 1. A proficient in the art of multiplying sounds; a ventriloquist. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) A master of polyphony; a contrapuntist. [1913 Webster] …
14Giuseppe Verdi — Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (pronounced|dʒuˈzɛpːe ˈverdi in Italian; October 9 or 10, 1813 ndash; January 27, 1901) was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of Italian opera in the… …
15Paolo Agostino — (or Agostini; Augustinus in Latin; c. 1583 1629) was an Italian composer and organist of the early Baroque era. He was born at Vallerano, near Viterbo. He studied under Giovanni Bernardino Nanino, according to the dedication in the third and… …
16String quartet — A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string players – usually two violin players, a violist and a cellist – or a piece written to be performed by such a group. The string quartet is one of the most prominent chamber ensembles in… …
17Gioseffo Zarlino — (January 31 or March 22, 1517 ndash; February 4, 1590), was an Italian music theorist and composer of the Renaissance. He was possibly the most famous music theorist between Aristoxenus and Rameau, and made a large contribution to the theory of… …
18Felix Draeseke — Felix Draeseke, oil portrait by Robert Sterl (1907) Felix August Bernhard Draeseke (October 7, 1835 – February 26, 1913) was a composer of the New German School admiring Liszt and Richard Wagner. He wrote compositions in most forms including… …
19Girolamo Diruta — (c. 1554 – after 1610) was an Italian organist, music theorist, and composer. He was famous as a teacher, for his treatise on counterpoint, and for his part in the development of keyboard technique, particularly on the organ. He was born in… …
20Costanzo Porta — (1528 or 1529 – May 19, 1601) was an Italian composer of the Renaissance, and a representative of what is known today as the Venetian School. He was highly praised throughout his life both as a composer and a teacher, and had a reputation… …
