Alfonso Fontanelli, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alfonso Fontanelli

Italian composer

Date of Birth: 15-Feb-1557

Place of Birth: Reggio nell’Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Date of Death: 11-Feb-1622

Profession: writer, composer, diplomat

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Alfonso Fontanelli (15 February 1557 – 11 February 1622) was an Italian composer, writer, diplomat, courtier, and nobleman of the late Renaissance.
He was one of the leading figures in the musically progressive Ferrara school in the late 16th century, and one of the earliest composers in the seconda pratica style at the transition to the Baroque era.