Claudio Merulo

Summary

Claudio Merulo is a human^[1]. Born in Correggio^[2], he… he was born on April 8, 1533^[3]. He died in Parma^[4]. He died on May 4, 1604^[5]. He worked as an organist^[6] and composer^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Claudio Merulo's place of birth was Correggio^[2].
• Claudio Merulo passed away in Parma^[4].
• Claudio Merulo was born on April 8, 1533^[3].
• Claudio Merulo died on May 4, 1604^[5].
• Claudio Merulo held citizenship in Republic of Venice^[9].
• Claudio Merulo's professions included organist^[6].
• Claudio Merulo's professions included composer^[7].
• Claudio Merulo is recorded as male^[10].
• Claudio Merulo's instance of is recorded as human^[11].
• Claudio Merulo's Commons category is recorded as Claudio Merulo^[12].
• Claudio Merulo's family name is recorded as Merulo^[13].
• Claudio Merulo's given name is recorded as Claudio^[14].
• Claudio Merulo studied under Gioseffo Zarlino^[15].
• Claudio Merulo studied under Tugdual Menon^[16].
• Claudio Merulo studied under Annibale Padovano^[17].
• Claudio Merulo's instrument is recorded as pipe organ^[18].
• Claudio Merulo's instrument is recorded as organ^[19].
• Claudio Merulo's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Claudio Merulo's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary^[21].
• Claudio Merulo's described by source is recorded as Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers^[22].
• Claudio Merulo's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Italian^[23].
• Claudio Merulo's start of work period is recorded as 1568^[24].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[25]

• Country: IT^[26]

• Began / founded: 1533-04-08^[27]

• Ended / dissolved: 1604-05-04^[28]

• MusicBrainz ID: bfbb0d2b-94cc-4921-80ab-6c0bc6d434ae^[29]

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Origins and Family

Claudio Merulo's place of birth was Correggio^[2]. He was born on April 8, 1533^[3].

Education

Studied under Gioseffo Zarlino^[15], a composer^[30], 1517–1590^[31], of Republic of Venice^[32]; Tugdual Menon^[16], a composer^[33], 1600–1567^[34], of France^[35]; and Annibale Padovano^[17], an organist^[36], 1527–1575^[37], of Republic of Venice^[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include organist^[6] and composer^[7].

Death and Burial

Claudio Merulo died on May 4, 1604^[5]. He died in Parma^[4].

Why It Matters

Claudio Merulo ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

FAQs

Where was Claudio Merulo born?

Born in Correggio^[2], Claudio Merulo…

Where did Claudio Merulo die?

Claudio Merulo died in Parma^[4].

What did Claudio Merulo do for work?

Claudio Merulo worked as organist^[6] and composer^[7].