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Bassano arrived as a young instrumental player at St. Mark's probably in 1576 at the age of 18. He quickly acquired a reputation as one of the finest instrumentalists in Venice. By 1585 he had published his first book,
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Madrigali et canzonette concertate per potersi cantare con il basso, & soprano nel liuto, & istrumento da pena, con passaggi a ciascuna parte … libro primo
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Vincenti & Riccardo Amadino, 1585; reprinted 1598. Modern edition: Richard Erig, Zürich, Musikverlag zum Pelikan, 1976; facsimile: Mieroprint.
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has survived. It is a rich resource for research in contemporary performance practice. Bassano was most responsible for the performance of the music of
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Bassano was also a composer, though his music has been overshadowed by his renown as a performer and his associated performance treatise. He wrote
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who did not move permanently to London from Venice around 1540 as part of a new recorder consort to
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In addition to directing the music at St. Mark's, Bassano directed several groups of
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of motivic ideas, a rarity in counterpoint before the 20th century.
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Overview of music at St. Mark's, including
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