About Valerio Bona
Lived 1560 – 1620 (aged 59–60). Valerio Bona was a composer and monk.
Valerio Bona or Buona (c. 1560c. 1620) was an Italian composer of the early Baroque; he was also a Franciscan friar. Little is known about his life. He appears to have spent time in Milan and Verona, and may have been a student of Costanzo Porta. His theoretical Regole del contraponto of 1595 was influenced by Gioseffo Zarlino. His musical works include masses and canzonas.
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Who was Valerio Bona?
Italian composer
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Valerio Bona was born in 1560 in Brescia.
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Valerio Bona died in 1620 in Verona.
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Valerio Bona was a composer and monk.
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