Michelagnolo Galilei

Michelangelo Galilei ( born December 18, 1575 Florence, † January 3, 1631 ) was an Italian composer and lutenist of the late Renaissance or early Baroque. He was the younger brother of the famous astronomer Galileo Galilei.

Galileo learned early in the game's sounds. After the death of his father, Vincenzo Galilei in 1591 he came into the care of his older brother Galileo Galilei to Padua. In 1593 he accepted an engagement in Poland, probably in the family Radziwill. With a brief interruption Galilei lived until 1607 in Poland, to then play in the court orchestra of the Elector Maximilian I in Munich. In Munich at the beginning of the 17th century there was a musically open-minded climate, among other things, had been marked by Orlando di Lasso. Galileo married Anna Clara Bandinelli and remained until his death in Munich, three of his eight children were also lutenist. The relationship of the two brothers, especially in the later years, is documented by a detailed correspondence.

Most compositions Galileo intended for zehnchörige sounds. His first publication was Il primo libro d' intavolatura di liuto (Munich 1620) in tablature. There are also numerous publications in other publications.

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