Girolamo Frescobaldi

Question 1

Date of birth

Answer 1

1583-1643

Question 2

Composers in Italy

Answer 2

Francesco Landini (codex Faenza) 
Girolamo Cavazzoni 
Claudio Merulo (Toccatas: the first to contrast contrapuntal writing with passageworks, very free melodies)

Question 3

Œuvres

Answer 3

1608: 12 fantasias (variety and contrapuntal mastery)
1615 et 1627: two books of toccatas and partitas
1626: published several ricercare, canzone, and capriccios : preface contains a lot of informations
1635: Fiori Musicali (organ music for liturgical use, monothematic writing the first)

Question 4

Genres de Frescobaldi

Answer 4

Ricercare 
Canzone 
Capriccios 
Fantasias 
Partitas 
(Most of his work is for harpsichord)
Toccatas

Question 5

Life

Answer 5

Born in Ferrara.
Child prodigy.
Santa Maria church in Tsartevere
St.Peter basilica in Rome until his death (expect Florence)
Master of Froberger, he influenced a lot German baroque music