Composer
Girolamo Diruta
Italian composer, organist and music theorist
1554–1610
4 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1554
- Died
- 1610
- Birthplace
- Deruta
- Place of death
- Gubbio
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Renaissance
Biography
Girolamo Diruta (c. 1546 – 1624 or 1625) was an Italian organist, music theorist, and composer. He was famous as a teacher, for his treatise Il Transilvano (Venice, 1st part 1593; 2nd part 1609-10) on counterpoint, and for his part in the development of keyboard technique, particularly on the organ. He was born in Deruta, near Perugia.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; organist; musicologist; music theorist
- Teachers
- Gioseffo Zarlino; Claudio Merulo; Andrea Gabrieli
- Instruments played
- organ
- Genres
- classical music
- Languages used
- Italian
- VIAF ID
- 116703606
- ISNI
- 0000000117804433
- GND ID
- 12166032X
- Library of Congress ID
- n85386725
- MusicBrainz ID
- 85c70198-fd77-46c6-912b-9d2fe5c883a4
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Organ
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricercare per Organo | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Il Transilvano | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Toccata del XI et XII Tono | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Toccata per Organo | See work details |
| View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 116703606.