What is Bartolomeo Tromboncino?
'''Bartolomeo Tromboncino''' (born [[Verona]] around 1470; died in or near [[Venice]] in 1535 or later) was an [[Italy|Italian]] [[composer]]. He lived in the [[Renaissance music|Renaissance]] period. He is famous as a composer of songs called ''[[frottola|frottole]]''. He is also remembered because he [[murder]]ed his wife. We know very little about his life. He probably grew up in [[Mantua]]. In a letter he says that he came from [[Verona]]. Until around 1500 he lived and worked in Mantua, but sometimes he went to other towns when he was in trouble. In 1499, he found his wife with another man, so he murdered her. He may also have murdered the other man. We cannot be sure about this. He does not seem to have been [[punish]]ed. This may be because a rich lady called Isabella d'Este liked him. From 1502 Tromboncino was employed by a rich lady called [[Lucrezia Borgia]]. She is remembered today because she was a very bad woman. He wrote music for the court and for her wedding to Alfonso d'Este. Sometime before 1521 he moved to [[Venice]], where he probably spent the rest of his life. His [[frottola|frottole]] are very lively and full of fun. He played the [[trombone]]. This is how he got his name. He also wrote some serious [[sacred]] music. {{Authority control|VIAF=51876790|LCCN=n/87/127779|ISNI=0000000063004907|GND=118921592}} <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] --> {{DEFAULTSORT:Tromboncino, Bartolomeo}} [[Category:1470s births]] [[Category:16th-century deaths]] [[Category:17th-century Italian composers]] [[Category:People from Verona]]