Claudio Merulo
Italian composer
Died when: 71 years 26 days (852 months)Star Sign: Aries
Claudio Merulo (Italian pronunciation: ['klaudjo 'm??rulo]; 8 April 1533 – 4 May 1604) was an Italian composer, publisher and organist of the late Renaissance period, most famous for his innovative keyboard music and his ensemble music composed in the Venetian polychoral style.
He was born in Correggio and died in Parma. Born Claudio Merlotti, he Latinised his surname (meaning little blackbird) when he became famous in Venetian cultural clubs.
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