About Giovanni Rossi
Lived 1520 – 1595 (aged 74–75). Giovanni Rossi was a bookseller, publisher, typographer and printer.
Giovanni Rossi (died 1595) was a 16th-century Italian music publisher. He founded his first music publishing house in Venice, Italy in 1557. The business relocated to Bologna in either 1558 or 1559. He was the first to print music in Bologna using movable metal type. After his death in 1595, his son Perseo Rossini took over the business. Composers Rossi and his son published included Camillo Cortellini, Adriano Banchieri, Ascanio Trombetti, and Ercole Porta.
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Who was Giovanni Rossi?
16th century bookseller and typographer
When was Giovanni Rossi born?
Giovanni Rossi was born in 1520 in Vercelli.
When did Giovanni Rossi die?
Giovanni Rossi died in 1595.
What was Giovanni Rossi's occupation?
Giovanni Rossi was a bookseller, publisher, typographer and printer.
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