Claudio Merulo, Italian organist and composer (born 1533)

Claudio Merulo

Italian composer (1533–1604)

Claudio Merulo was an Italian composer, publisher and organist of the late Renaissance period, most famous for his innovative keyboard music and his ensemble music composed in the Venetian polychoral style. He was born in Correggio and died in Parma. Born Claudio Merlotti, he…