Ugolino_da_Forlì

Ugolino of Forlì

Ugolino of Forlì

Italian music theorist and composer

Ugolino of Forlì (Italian: Ugolino da Forlì) or Ugolino of Orvieto (Italian: Ugolino da Orvieto; c. 1380 – c. 23–31 January 1452) was an Italian music theorist and composer of early Renaissance music.[1][2]

Life and career

Ugolino was born in Forlì, but was named Urbevetano (of Orvieto) because his father, Francesco, was from Orvieto. He died at Ferrara.[2]

Works

  • Declaratio musicae disciplinae (five books), written during the beginning of his time in Ferrara.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Seay, Albert (1955). "Ugolino of Orvieto, Theorist and Composer". Musica Disciplina. 9: 111–166. ISSN 0077-2461. JSTOR 20531891.
  2. [2]
    Fallows, David; Blackburn, Bonnie J. (2001). "Ugolino of Orvieto". Grove Music Online. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.40462. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0. (subscription or UK public library membership required)


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