Cipriano de rore biography of rory

Cipriano de Rore. A Franco-Flemish composer of the musical Renaissance, active in Italy and associated with the “Venetian School”.

Cipriano de rore biography of rory

He briefly took the prestigious position of “maestro di cappella” at St. Mark’s Basilica, between 1563-1664; on the death of his mentor Adrian Willaert.

Born in Flanders, he died in Parma, around late September 1565; at the age of 65 and is buried in the city’s cathedral.

A central representative of the generation of Franco-Flemish composers after Josquin des Prez, who went to live and work in Italy; he was one of the most influential composers of madrigals, in the mid-16th century.

Cipriano de Rore’s experimental, chromatic and highly expressive style, had a decisive influence on the subsequent development of that secular music form.

However, he was also a prolific composer of sacred music, both masses and motets.

Life

Music and Influence

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