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Composer of the Week Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643) Episodes

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  1. A man of influence: Rome

    5/5 Frescobaldi takes up his place as organist at St. Peter’s, Rome.

  2. Bread and circuses: Rome

    4/5 Pope Urban VIII’s reign fostered a vibrant period of music.

  3. Composer says no: Milan, Mantua

    3/5 Frescobaldi rejects households whose wooing of him wasn’t sufficiently enticing.

  4. Outside influences - Flanders

    2/5 We follow Frescobaldi as he travels across Europe, trying to make a name for himself.

  5. Ferrara

    1/5 Frescobaldi’s early life in Ferrara, one of the most brilliant courts of the Renaissance.