Paolo Aretino
Italian Renaissance composer
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Paolo Aretino (1508-1584) or Paolo Antonio del Bivi was a Renaissance era Venetian composer known for sacred music. He was choirmaster of Arezzo Cathedral, and also wrote profane works, publishing two books of madrigals. He was also reported to have set sestinas by Petrarch.
Works
Selected works include:
- Libro primo della madrigali cromati a 4
- Deh dolce pastorella (no. 29)
- Lament at ionii
- Burney, Charles (1789). A General History of Music: from the earliest ages to the present period, Volume 3. Payne and Sons. p. 182.