Gioseffo Zarlino (jan 1, 1517 – jan 1, 1590)
Description:
an Italian music theorist and composer of the Renaissance.Gioseffo Zarlino was chief among Ars Perfecta theorists.
1) In his Le istitutioni harmoniche (1558) he recognizes the triad as a consonance, and notes the differences in aesthetic between major and minor triads.
2) Zarlino’s ranking of intervals reflects those in the overtone series, although he did not know about overtones.
The “Post-Josquin” Generation
1. Along with consonances, Zarlino described dissonances and their treatment.
2. Several notable composers followed in Josquin’s footsteps, and some were his pupils or pupils of pupils.
a. Adrian Willaert
b. Nicolas Gombert
c. Jacobus Clemens
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Date:
jan 1, 1517
jan 1, 1590
~ 73 years