Births on March 22

Gioseffo Zarlino

Born on March 22, 1517

Gioseffo Zarlino, Italian composer (d. 1590)

Gioseffo Zarlino (31 January or 22 March 1517 – 4 February 1590) was an Italian music theorist and composer of the Renaissance. He made a large contribution to the theory of counterpoint as well as to musical tuning.

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