Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger
Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger (also: Johann(es) Hieronymus Kapsberger or Giovanni Geronimo Kapsperger; c. 1580 – Rome 17 January 1651) was an Austrian-Italian virtuoso performer and composer of the early Baroque period. A prolific and highly original composer, Kapsberger is chiefly remembered today for his lute and theorbo (chitarrone) music, which was seminal in the development of these as solo in…
Artist details
- Type
- Person
- Area
- Italy
- Born
- 1575
- Died
- January 17th, 1651
- Labels
- Harmonia Mundi