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Jacopo da Bologna

Born: 1340, Italy

Died: 1386

Nationality: Italian

Jacopo da Bologna was an Italian composer of the Trecento, the period sometimes known as the Italian ars nova. He was one of the first composers of this group, making him a contemporary of Gherardello da Firenze and Giovanni da Firenze. He concentrated mainly on madrigals, including both canonic (caccia-madrigal) and non-canonic types, but also composed a single example each of a caccia, lauda-ballata, and motet.

His setting of Non al suo amante, written about 1350, is the only known contemporaneous setting of Petrarch's poetry.

Jacopo's ideal was "suave dolce melodia" (sweet, gentle melody).

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