Sweelinck / Molinero

Sweelinck was a Dutch composer, organist and teacher who lived towards the end of the Renaissance and early Baroque eras. He was known as one of the greatest improvisors on the keyboard ever, known as the "Orpheus of Amsterdam".

Molinaro was born in Genoa. He studied music with his uncle, Giovanni Battista Dalla Gostena, who was maestro di cappella at Genoa Cathedral. In 1593, Gostena was murdered, and Molinaro succeeded him in his post at the Cathedral in 1599.^[2] The same year he published Intavolatura di liuto, containing lute works both by himself and by Gostena. In addition to his lute works, Molinaro composed a large amount of sacred choral music, most of which does not survive completely because of missing partbooks. However, some five-voice motets have been preserved in the collections of Hassler and Schadaeus. Molinaro died in May 1636 in Genoa.^[1]

Molinaro also served as editor of the works of Carlo Gesualdo, publishing editions of that composer's madrigals in 1585 and 1613.^[3]

^Wikipedia