Ludovico Balbi

Ludovico Balbi (c. 1545 – 1604) was a Venetian singer and composer, and conductor. He was a pupil of Costanzo Porta and a choirmaster at Padua. Among his compositions are masses, motets, canzoni, madrigals, and others.[1] Surviving compositions date as early as 1570.[2][3]

  1. ^ Baker, Theodore; Slonimsky, Nicolas (1958). Baker's biographical dictionary of musicians. Wellesley College Library. New York : G. Schirmer. p. 78.
  2. ^ Pratt, Waldo Selden. The History of Music. New York: G. Schirmer, Inc., 1907. p. 120.
  3. ^ Hughes, Rupert (1939). Music Lovers' Encyclopedia. New York: Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc. p. 42.