Baldassare Donato (Composer)
Born: 1525, Venice, Italy
Died: 1603, Venice, Italy
Nationality: Italian
Baldassare Donato (also Donati) was an Italian composer and singer of the Venetian school of the late Renaissance. He was maestro di cappella of the prestigious St. Mark's Basilica at the end of the 16th century, and was an important figure in the development of Italian light secular music, especially the villanella.
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