Pietro Pontio Explained

Pietro Pontio
Birth Date:25 March 1532
Birth Place:Parma
Death Place:Parma
Nationality:Italian
Other Names:Ponzio
Occupation:theorist, composer
Notable Works:Ragionamento di Musica

Pietro Pontio (or Ponzio; 25 March 1532 – 27 December 1596) was an Italian theorist and composer.

Pontio was born and died in Parma. He is best known for his 1588 treatise Ragionamento di Musica, which is thought to have influenced Claudio Monteverdi.

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