About Riccardo Rognoni
Lived 1550 – 1620 (aged 69–70). Riccardo Rognoni was a composer, music theorist and music educator.
Riccardo Rognoni or Richardo Rogniono (ca. 1550 – before 20 April 1620) is the earliest known member of the Rognoni family which started one of the earliest of all violin schools, based in Milan. His treatise Passaggi per potersi esercitare nel diminuire ("Passages for practice in diminution"), Venice 1592,
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Who was Riccardo Rognoni?
Italian violinist
When was Riccardo Rognoni born?
Riccardo Rognoni was born in 1550.
When did Riccardo Rognoni die?
Riccardo Rognoni died on 20 April 1620 in Milan.
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Riccardo Rognoni was a composer, music theorist and music educator.
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