Jacopo Corfini (c.1540-1591)

Italian composer. He was a pupil of Brumel in Ferrara, as he himself stated in the dedication of his first book of motets addressed to the Duke of Ferrara. On 2 February 1557 he was appointed to succeed Nicolao Malvezzi as organist at S Martino, Lucca, where he remained until his death. [...]

Corfini's training with Brumel is evident from his confident mastery of counterpoint. His Primo libro de' motetti contains a number of cantus-firmus motets, and both it and the Secondo libro include canonic pieces.

Source: Phillip D. Crabtree/Iain Fenlon: Jacopo Corfini quoted from Grove Music Online accessed 07 February 2010

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2010-02-07, Christian Mondrup, Werner Icking Music Archive

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