Philippe Verdelot
Philippe Verdelot (1480 to 1485–1530 to 1540) was a French composer of the
Renaissance, who spent most of his life in
Italy. He is commonly considered to be the father of the Italian
madrigal, and certainly was one of its earliest and most prolific composers; in addition he was prominent in the musical life of
Florence during the period after the recapture of the city by the
Medici from the followers of
Girolamo Savonarola.
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