Antonio Mortaro
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Antonio Mortaro
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Antonio Mortaro (fl 1587-1610) was an Italian composer. A Franciscan friar, he was organist at the monastery in Milan by 1598 and of Novara Cathedral in 1602; he returned to Brescia after 1606. Most of his sacred music (10 bks, 1595-1610) is for multiple choirs in the Venetian style and includes forward-looking concertato-like pieces. He also wrote pleasing canzonets (Fiammelle amorose). His music was popular and widely disseminated. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Antonio+Mortaro">Read more ...Read more on Last.fm
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Antonio Mortaro (fl 1587-1610) was an Italian composer. A Franciscan friar, he was organist at the monastery in Milan by 1598 and of Novara Cathedral in 1602; he returned to Brescia after 1606. Most of his sacred music (10 bks, 1595-1610) is for multiple choirs in the Venetian style and includes forward-looking concertato-like pieces. He also wrote pleasing canzonets (Fiammelle amorose). His music was popular and widely disseminated. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Antonio+Mortaro">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
