Pontio, Pietro, 1532-1596
Italian composer and music theorist, who was active as a maestro di cappella at S. Maria Maggiore in Bergamo (1565-1567), the church of Madonna della Steccata in Parma (1567-1569 and 1582-1592), S. Alessandro in Colonna in Bergamo (1569-1574), Milan Cathedral (1577-1582), and Parma Cathedral (1592-1596). He is well known for his treatises, the Ragionamento (1588) and the Dialogo (1595), and he composed primarily sacred music.
- HMML ID
- 416684159654
- PURL
- LC name
- Pontio, Pietro, 1532-1596
- HMML name
- Pontio, Pietro, 1532-1596
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Variants
- Pontio, Johannes Petrus
- Ponzio, Pietro
Name elements
- Given names
- Pietro
- Family names
- Pontio
Personal information
- Birth date
- 1532-03-25
- Death date
- 1596-12-27
- Centuries
- 16th century CE
- Gender
- Males
- Place born
- Place died
- Place residence
- Associated countries
- Occupations
- Fields of activity
- Languages
General notes
- Citations
- Russell E. Murray, Jr., "Pontio [Ponzio], Pietro [Johannes Petrus]," Grove Music Online, 2001, https://doi.org/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.22096.
- Citations
- 26054 (Universitätsbibliothek Graz, Codex 22 (38/6 f°)), Hill Museum & Manuscript Library.
Preferred citation
"Pontio, Pietro, 1532-1596." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified February 02, 2023. https://w3id.org/haf/person/416684159654
Change notes
- Date added
- 2023-02-02
- Last edited
- 2023-02-02