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Asola, or Asula, Giovanni Matteo

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ASOLA, or ASULA, Giovanni Matteo, born at Verona in the latter half of the 16th century; priest and composer of church music and madrigals. He was one of the first to use figured basses. In 1592 he joined other composers in dedicating a collection of Psalms to Palestrina.

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