A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Tiraboschi, Girolamo

TIRABOSCHI, Girolamo, a well-known writer on Italian literature, born at Bergamo, Dec. 28, 1731, and educated by the Jesuits, to which order he at one time belonged. He was librarian of the Brera in Milan for some years, and in 1770 removed to a similar post at Modena. His 'Storia della Letteratura Italiana' (13 vols. quarto, 1772 to 1782) includes the history of Italian music. He published besides 'Biblioteca Modenese' (6 vols. 1781 to 86) the last volume of which, 'Notizie de' pittori, scultori, incisori, ed architetti, nati degli Stati del Sig. Duca di Modena,' has an appendix of musicians. Tiraboschi died June 3, 1797, at Modena.

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