Alfonso Ferrabosco was an Italian composer. While mostly famous as the solitary Italian madrigalist working in England, and the one mainly responsible for the growth of the madrigal there, he also composed much sacred music. He also may have been a spy for Elizabeth I while he was in Italy.
Also inDeutsch
In their orbit 2
Musicians born in the 1540s 6
About this person
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1543 to 1588 · aged 45
Written about in
12 languages
Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.