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Alessandro Striggio, Italian composer and diplomat (born 1536/1537)
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Alessandro Striggio
Italian composer (c. 1536/1537–1592)
Alessandro Striggio was an Italian composer, instrumentalist and diplomat of the Renaissance. He composed numerous madrigals as well as dramatic music, and by combining the two, became the inventor of madrigal comedy. His compositions include the monumental Missa sopra Ecco sì…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
February 29
Day of the year
February 29 is a leap day —an intercalary date added periodically to create leap years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the 60th day of a leap year in both Julian and Gregorian calendars, and 306 days remain until the end of the leap year. It is the last day of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)