Annibale Zoilo [SEP] date of death
Annibale Zoilo
Annibale Zoilo (c. 1537–1592) was an Italian composer and singer of the late Renaissance Roman School. He was a contemporary of Palestrina, writing music in a closely related style, and was a prominent composer and choir director in Rome in the late 16th century.
Life.
He was born in Rome, but little documentation remains of his early life. In 1558 he is recorded as a singer at the Cappella Giulia (the Julian Chapel), and in 1561 he was already "maestro di cappella
1577 in music
Events.
- July – Annibale Zoilo resigns from the Sistine Chapel Choir, due to ill health.
- 25 October – Pope Gregory XIII appoints Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina and Annibale Zoilo to prepare a corrected edition of the "Graduale Romanum".
Publications.
- "none listed"
Classical music.
- Johannes Eccard – "Crepundia sacra Helmboldi"
Opera.
- "none listed" (probably because opera had not yet been invented)
Births.
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