Slacker Logo

Alessandro Striggio

Advertisement
Advertisement

Biography

Alessandro Striggio (c. 1536/1537 – 29 February 1592) was an Italian composer, instrumentalist and diplomat of the Renaissance. He composed numerous madrigals as well as dramatic music, and by combining the two, became the inventor of madrigal comedy. His son, also named Alessandro Striggio, wrote the libretto for Monteverdi's Orfeo.
Read All Read Less

Albums


Top Tracks

  1.   Track
    Popularity

Related Stations & Specials

LIVE STREAM... SOCIAL RADIO STREAM...