About Piero Strozzi
Lived 1550 – 1609 (aged 58–59). Piero Strozzi was an Italian composer.
Piero (or Pietro) Strozzi (1550 - after 1 September 1609) was an Italian nobleman and amateur composer.
A member of the powerful Strozzi family, Piero was born and died in Florence, where he played an important intellectual role in fostering the "new music" during the late 16th century. He was a member of the Camerata of Count Giovanni de' Bardi and a member of the Camerata of Jacopo Corsi. He was supportive of Giulio Caccini and commissioned several works by the composer. Among his compositions are several madrigals and one opera, La mascherata degli accecati (1596).
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Who was Piero Strozzi?
Italian composer
When was Piero Strozzi born?
Piero Strozzi was born in 1550.
When did Piero Strozzi die?
Piero Strozzi died in 1609.
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Piero Strozzi was a composer.
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Piero Strozzi was Italian.
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· DBpedia: Piero Strozzi (composer)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Piero Strozzi. https://biography.guide/piero-strozzi-composer/
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