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Costanzo Porta
1601May, 19

Costanzo Porta

Costanzo Porta, Italian composer (b. 1528)
Costanzo Porta (1528 or 1529 – 19 May 1601) was an Italian composer of the Renaissance, and a representative of what is known today as the Venetian School. He was highly praised throughout his life both as a composer and a teacher, and had a reputation especially as an expert contrapuntist.

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