Cesario Gussago

Cesario Gussago (fl. 1599-1612) was an Italian priest, musician and composer of the late Renaissance era. He studied philosophy and theology at the University of Pavia and served as church organist in Brescia at Santa Maria della Grazia. In 1599 he was Vicar-General of the Order of S. Gerolamo in Brescia.^[1] In 1608 he published a collection of sonatas in the canzona style of the late 16th century, titled Sonate a quattro sei et otto.^[2]

Works edit

Selected works include:

1. La Cornala a4
2. La Fontana a4
3. La Faustinella a4
4. La Rizza a4
5. La Schilina a4
6. La Mallonia a4
7. La Squizzerotta a4
8. La Bottana a4
9. La Zonta a4
10. La Nicolina a4
11. La Marina a6
12. L'Angioletta a6
13. La Badina a6
14. La Facca a6^[1]
15. L'Onofria a8
16. La Tonina a8
17. La Terza a8
18. La Porcelaga a8
19. La Leona a8
20. La Luzzara a8
21. Anima mea liquefacta est a 8
22. Fili ego Salomon a 8
23. Ad te Domine levavi a 8
24. Confitebor tibi Domine a 8
25. Exultavit cor meum in Domino a 8
26. Cantemus Domino a 8
27. Salvum me fac Deus a 8
28. Confitemini Domino a 8

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Cesario Gussago". Presto Classical. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
^ Carter, Tim; Butt, John (2005). The Cambridge history of seventeenth-century music. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521792738. Retrieved 26 August 2011.

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[presto-1] "Cesario Gussago". Presto Classical. Retrieved 23 November 2015.

[2] Carter, Tim; Butt, John (2005). The Cambridge history of seventeenth-century music. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521792738. Retrieved 26 August 2011.

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