Costanzo Porta

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Costanzo Porta (1528 or 1529 – May 19, 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. Porta was born in Cremona. Details of his early life are slim, but he probably was educated at the Convent Porta San Luca in Cremona. Most likely around 1550 he studied with Adrian Willaert, who was maestro di cappella at St. Mark's in Venice; while he w...read more

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