Marco Dall'Aquila

Marco Dall'Aquila (c.1480-after 1538) was a Venitian lutenist and composer known for musical forms called polyphonic ricercars.[1] He was born in L'Aquila but lived and worked in Venice.[2] He often performed at concerts in the houses of nobles in the city, and in 1505 he published Tabullatura et rasone de metter ogni canto in liuto.[3]

On 11 March 1505, Dall'Aquila also received a grant for a petition where he claimed to have developed a method of printing tablature which he could use to score any lute composition into tablature. In the petition for the grant, he also asked for a ban on other printing methods and imports of music scored by other methods, and for a portion of penalties paid for infringement. However, no printed editions demonstrating his method survive.[4]

Works

Dall'Aquila's music is widely available as recordings by contemporary lutenists. Selected works include:

References

  1. ↑ Randel, Don Michael (1999). The Harvard concise dictionary of music and musicians.
  2. ↑ Marco Dall'Aquila, retrieved 26 June 2014
  3. ↑ Molmenti (1907). Venice: its individual growth from the earliest beginnings to the fall: Volume 4. p. 37.
  4. ↑ Boorman, Stanley (2006). Ottaviano Petrucci: catalogue raisonné.
  5. ↑ "Marco dall'Aquila (1480-)". Retrieved 19 February 2011.

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